Rise of the Superheroes: Greatest Silver Age Comic Books and Characters was a really fun and informative read. I'm not a comic book collector myself, but I love reading the stories and learning the histories of how these expansive universes have been developed and this book was perfect for that!
This book primarily covers the "Silver Age" of comics, which is the period in comic book history that spans the late 1950s up to 1970. It features mostly DC and Marvel Comics universes, but also dedicates a chapter to other superheroes from other universes. The author does a good job of covering some of the important details of each era and what they contributed to the superhero genre, but not throwing too many words at the reader because where this book shines is in the images. Every page has something interesting for readers to look at whether it's original cover designs and art panels, snippets about pop culture, or how the superhero each portrayed today, it keeps readers attention!
One of the details that I found most interesting about this book were the captions under art panels and covers and how much each one sold for. Some of this art work is incredibly valuable! I liked finding out some of the details behind these covers and their artists.
Overall, this book was fun to look at and offered some really cool tidbits of information that I never knew. A great page-through for comic book collectors, people into superhero art or readers who want a little history with their images!
This book primarily covers the "Silver Age" of comics, which is the period in comic book history that spans the late 1950s up to 1970. It features mostly DC and Marvel Comics universes, but also dedicates a chapter to other superheroes from other universes. The author does a good job of covering some of the important details of each era and what they contributed to the superhero genre, but not throwing too many words at the reader because where this book shines is in the images. Every page has something interesting for readers to look at whether it's original cover designs and art panels, snippets about pop culture, or how the superhero each portrayed today, it keeps readers attention!
One of the details that I found most interesting about this book were the captions under art panels and covers and how much each one sold for. Some of this art work is incredibly valuable! I liked finding out some of the details behind these covers and their artists.
Overall, this book was fun to look at and offered some really cool tidbits of information that I never knew. A great page-through for comic book collectors, people into superhero art or readers who want a little history with their images!