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Science Fiction Comics: The Illustrated History of Mike Benton,
153 pages, 22 x 28cm.
The author deals exclusively with the United States. SF-comics from France ualändern missing.
The book is from 1992 and has 2 parts that are fully illustrated in color and generous;
Part 1) The development of the SF-comics in the US, 92 pages (in 9 chapters).
Buck Rogers, Flash Gordon etc, EC Comics, etc, the small series publishing, and anthologies,
to Star Trek and Star Wars - 1989/90
Part 2) A glossary, checklist of all mentioned SF-comics on 40 pages.
Magazine data when published, how many editions, publishing, etc ..

I was surprised that some well-known anthologies such as Star Reach, Imagine, Epic,
Epic Illustrated and Heavy Metal, not vorkommen.Ansonsten there but a lot of pictures are shown
and about the small series and titles away from the mainstream.
Things that you otherwise would have to pick only cumbersome by internet or specialized magazines ...
- Inconsequential The last two chapters to Star Trek and Star Wars with the law
Illustrations of these cinematic comic adaptations take something too much space.

Part 1 is good and kenntnißreich written but unfortunately as a continuous text without optical structure.
Part 2, the checklist is provided for in Titles from AZ so unfortunately not sorted chronologically.
Thus, I can not get a comprehensive review of the historical process. (Shame, shame, shame ...
otherwise it would become history book) an atlas or genuine.

Conclusion:
I have spent 21 euros incl.Shipping. Really pleased I am not with the book
(As in English and lack of chronology) But who knows the media landscape that he knows so
a lot of information and Fig. is hard to find on the subject elsewhere, not even in English.

Beginners I recommend:
Horst Schröder - picture worlds and worldviews - SF-comics in USA, D., GB.u.Fr .-- 1982- Carlsen Verlag -