An informative insight into superhero comics, with their history, most important time in history and the ones that had the highest standing for fans. First is Captain Marvel, noted to have been possibly the biggest selling comic heroes in the forties. Then came heroes like Captain America, Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman, and Supergirl.
There was a controversial time where heroes were pushed into odd genres and, instead of fighting criminals - that we are used to, they fought communists, aliens and more.
The return of some highly fan-based heroes, like the Green Lantern and The Flash was a great point for superfans in the 90's and early 2000's. Of course, this was around the time that movie and series adaptations were starting to pick up steam too...
The writing is factual, to the point and well spaced out. All new fans would need this book, to keep up with all of the amazing comic heroes out there.
There was a controversial time where heroes were pushed into odd genres and, instead of fighting criminals - that we are used to, they fought communists, aliens and more.
The return of some highly fan-based heroes, like the Green Lantern and The Flash was a great point for superfans in the 90's and early 2000's. Of course, this was around the time that movie and series adaptations were starting to pick up steam too...
The writing is factual, to the point and well spaced out. All new fans would need this book, to keep up with all of the amazing comic heroes out there.