Book Description

Never before has there been a single volume like the Comic Book Encyclopedia, a one-stop shopping guide to the best comics, graphic novels, artists, writers, and characters of the comic book universe. The encyclopedia spans more than seventy years, and within its pages you will find the origins of Superman and the X-Men, underground comic gurus like Robert Crumb, foreign sensations like Tintin, and individual writers and artists who changed the landscape of comics forever. Get an overview of major milestones in comics history with the opening time line or just flip through the book for Archie, Casper, Batman, Wonder Woman, and all the rest as you get hooked on the history of art-driven storytelling -- and never look at a comic book or graphic novel the same way again!

A must-have, fully illustrated compendium of the greatest comics, graphic novels, characters, artists, and writers from around the country. Whether you're a comic book newbie or a die-hard fan, this is the one and only book you'll ever need for a complete overview of this exciting world!

Inside you'll find: more than 400 comic covers, interiors, and images A historic time line from the '30s to today A selection of top graphic novels The origins of your favorite characters Biographies of top writers and illustrators and much, much more!

About the Author
Ron Goulart is an award-winning mystery and science fiction writer who is also considered one of the leading experts on comics, both nationally and internationally. He has written numerous comics and published many books on the subject, including Great American Comic Books and Comic Book Culture. He lives in Connecticut with his wife.

FROM OUR EDITORS

With its 400 pages of full-color graphics and descriptive entries from "A" to "Zorro," Ron Goulart's Comic Book Encyclopedia is designed to be the quintessential guide to the comic book universe. The giant pictorial offers the scoop on graphic novels, writers, and artists from the 1930s to the present. The lavish volume covers all the major superheroes, but also specialty creations like Archie, Preacher, and Madam Fatal and Belgium's TinTin. One for every collector's reference shelf.

FROM THE PUBLISHER