Super heroes from the Atom to Zatara: 75 years of DC Comics
In 1935, DC Comics founder Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson, published
New Fun #1, the first comic book with all-new, all-original comic material—at
a time when comic books were mere repositories for the cast-offs of the
newspaper strips. What was initially considered to be disposable media for
children was well on its way to becoming the mythology of our time—the
20th century s answer to Atlas or Zorro. Over 40,000 comic books later, in
honor of the publisher s 75th Anniversary, TASCHEN has produced the
single most comprehensive book on DC Comics in an XL edition even
Superman might have trouble lifting. Nearly 1,500 images—covers and
interiors, original illustrations (including Wonder Woman s invisible jet!),
photographs, film stills, and collectibles—are reproduced using the latest
technology in digital reproduction to bring the storylines, the characters, and
their creators to vibrant life as they ve never been seen before. Telling the
tales behind the tomes is 35-year DC veteran Paul Levitz, whose in-depth
essays trace the company s history, from its pulp origins through to the
future of digital publishing.
Massive foldout timelines and an in-depth appendix including biographies of
the artists, writers, editors, publishers, and actors who cast the spell make
this an invaluable reference for any comic book fan. You ll find them all here.
Sobre la autora / el autor:
Paul Levitz is a comic-book fan who has worked as editor/publisher of The
Comic Reader, editor of the Batman titles and others, writer of over 300
stories—including an acclaimed run on Legion of Super-Heroes—and a DC
Comics executive, finishing his 35-year stint with the company as President
and Publisher. He returned to writing in 2010 with a new series of Legion
stories and other projects.
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