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American Comics
- A History
- De: Jeremy Dauber
- Narrado por: Jeremy Dauber
- Duración: 17 h y 50 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 127
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 118
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 118
Starting with the Civil War and cartoonist Thomas Nast, creator of the lasting images of Uncle Sam and Santa Claus, author Jeremy Dauber whizzes listeners through the progress of comics in the 20th century and beyond. Follow the history from the golden age of newspaper comic strips - Krazy Kat, Yellow Kid, Dick Tracy - to the midcentury superhero boom - Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman - and from the moral panic of the Eisenhower era to the underground comix movement; from the grim and gritty Dark Knights to the graphic novel’s rise.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Shockingly Thorough
- De Alex Firer en 12-29-21
- American Comics
- A History
- De: Jeremy Dauber
- Narrado por: Jeremy Dauber
I wanted it to be better
Revisado: 12-15-21
I love comics. I love comics history. This started super strong then faded after the first 2 chapters. Dauber made the story somewhat confusing my going back and forth on the timeline vs going in chronological order. His love for Art Spiegelman is very apparent which isn't bad but is slightly distracting. My biggest complaint is the end of the book. His focus on Obama (and almost accusatory ) feels so bizarre compared to the rest of the book. We've had 22 presidents since 1895 and he mentions only 4. 2 is passing (and normal circumstances) and 2 he focuses on and almost blames for shaping comics history I feel more than needed. I did learn somethings I'm very happy about but the jumping around in history vs chronological really diminishes the book for me.
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