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DC Comics - French (2011)

by Paul Levitz(Favorite Author)

4.62 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

3836526190 (ISBN13: 9783836526197)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Taschen

review 1: Working my way thru this book all summer, finally finished this past week.I was hoping for a bit of behind the scenes dirt, but instead got a thorough look into the history of the comics company responsible for Superman, Batman, et al. by someone who was behind the scenes (writer, editor, president, publisher) since the mid-70s. The fine production of the artwork that fills the book is worth the hefty price tag alone, but Levitz's prose goes a long way explaining the milestones along the way. The timelines that end each chapter are a great help in putting everything in context.
review 2: This book isn't a narrative novel, although it does have a narrative history running through it. It's a history book, although it's history is clearly (and proudly) shaped by t... morehe writer, who was a participant in that history. And it's an art book, although it contains lots of elements beyond that of a standard art book. This book really does attempt to give you a feel of 75 years of DC Comics histories, with a very readable narrative throughout it's 800 pages coupled with full color artwork, memorabilia, notes, quotes, you name it. It's a real work of art unto itself, a wonderful testament to both DC Comics and pop culture as a whole. This isn't a cheap book, but gorgeous art rarely is. If you are interested in both the "then" and "now" of DC Comics, in a gorgeous work of living history, and in a narrative that does the material and the players justice, this is the one. less

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