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A review by august30th
American Comics: A History by Jeremy Dauber
4.0
This is the type of book I've been waiting years for. I thoroughly enjoyed it. I thought it was very interesting reading about the underground comix movement in the 60s/70s because the author managed to go in-depth and give great examples when it's rare to find much information now. None of this book was hard to get through and it was clearly very well-researched. Something to note is that it is not a superhero history book - it pays good attention to comics as a medium rather than just superhero comics. The author delved into social movements and representation as well, which was a nice surprise
I think the book became a little weaker when it got closer to modern day. Although it is difficult to look at recent times without bias and see what will stand out, it feels like the last chapter just had the author listing recent comic books rather than giving a well-developed history.
I think the book became a little weaker when it got closer to modern day. Although it is difficult to look at recent times without bias and see what will stand out, it feels like the last chapter just had the author listing recent comic books rather than giving a well-developed history.