Rise of the Superheroes: Greatest Silver Age Comic Books and Characters

author: David Tosh
name: Wayne
average rating: 4.11
book published:
rating: 4
read at: 2018/06/10
date added: 2018/06/10
shelves: non-fiction
review:
'Rise of the Superheroes: Greatest Silver Age Comic Books and Characters' by David Tosh is an overview of one of the greatest eras of comic books.

It's not an especially deep book, but it gives a really good overview to the era from it's beginning in 1956 with the release of Showcase #4 featuring the Flash. It talks about the industry pressures and influences that led to the era. It mentions the key issues and creators and storylines. The best part is the covers and art pages of the era, including recent auction prices. It's fun to see some of these up close.

There are insets about today's modern superhero movie characters and where they got there start. The author includes some commentary about his life during the era, that lends a fun perspective on the times. The book finishes with a post-lude on collecting, auctions, and the names of the different pedigreed collections featured in the book.

Comics have been around a long time, and we are still being influenced by the Silver Age. This might be a fun read for someone new to comics that doesn't know some of the history.

I received a review copy of this ebook from Krause Publications, F+W Media, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.


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