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Best Non-Fiction about comics...
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What do you think are the best non-fiction works about
comics? I'd nominate "Men of Tomorrow: Geeks, Gangsters, and the Birth of the Comic Book" by Gerard Jones, which gives
a really insightful look into the genesis of Superman, Captain
America, Batman, and the lives and careers of their
creators.
The "Slings & Arrows Comic Guide" by Frank Plowright and
company, is an excellent guide to various issues of comics
and reviews them on how good they are-mainly American,
but also European. The Comics equivalent of the
various Film Guides and essential reading.
But what are your choices?
comics? I'd nominate "Men of Tomorrow: Geeks, Gangsters, and the Birth of the Comic Book" by Gerard Jones, which gives
a really insightful look into the genesis of Superman, Captain
America, Batman, and the lives and careers of their
creators.
The "Slings & Arrows Comic Guide" by Frank Plowright and
company, is an excellent guide to various issues of comics
and reviews them on how good they are-mainly American,
but also European. The Comics equivalent of the
various Film Guides and essential reading.
But what are your choices?
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I'm with Mr Theaker on that one
I also quite liked Peter David's Writing for Comics and Graphic Novels... sure, it's more on the writing angle but it dissects a lot of old stuff from an interesting angle.
Warren Ellis' various collected essays are also good but not always entirely about comics... Do Anything primarily is but I actually preferred the Bad Signal collections
I was interested to learn he's turning it into a full-length biography.