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The Crown Jewel of Comics The DC universe as never seen before In 1935, DC Comics founder Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson published New Fun No. 1โthe first comic book with all-new, original materialโat a time when comic books were mere repositories for the castoffs of the newspaper strips. What was initially considered to be disposable media for children was well on its way to becoming the mythology of our time โthe 20th centuryโs answer to Atlas or Zorro. More than 40,000 comic books later, TASCHEN has produced the single most comprehensive book on DC Comics. More than 2,000 images โcovers and interiors, original illustrations, photographs, film stills, and collectiblesโare reproduced using the latest technology to bring the story lines, the characters, and their creators to vibrant life as theyโve never been seen before . Telling the tales behind the tomes is 38-year DC veteran Paul Levitz, whose in-depth essays trace the companyโs history, from its pulp origins through to the future of digital publishing, alongside year-by-year timelines and biographies of DC legends. The original XL edition of 75 Years of DC Comics was winner of the 2011 Eisner Comic Industry Award for Best Comics-Related Book of the Year. This new edition brings you all the same DC glory in a more compact format. Review: DC History Comes Alive! - I was not able to snag a copy of the first printing of this book, which sold out quickly. At twice the size of this new edition, that tremendous volume is literally a coffee table book that is as big as a coffee table! Although reduced in size, this tome still weighs in at nearly 10 pounds! DC's Publisher, author Paul Levitz has been there since his teens. Even in it's smaller format, it's a treasure trove of history, trivia and spectacular artwork. I only have two critiques... 1. In this smaller version the art and copy can often be extremely difficult to view or read. 2. Once again, I had problems with desertcart shipping. And the upper corners were bent! But due to the massive weight of this book, I decided to keep it instead of returning it. I wish desertcart would demand that their shippers take better care of the items they deliver. Review: A lot of bang for your buck - This is an amazing book that is very comprehensive and well put together. It is pricey but worth every penny.
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| Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars 155 Reviews |
K**Y
A lot of bang for your buck
This is an amazing book that is very comprehensive and well put together. It is pricey but worth every penny.
E**P
Well worth the money!
Book arrived in excellent condition in just two days. Very pleased with the book, very informative with many behind the scenes facts. A large book that I am very much enjoying reading and taking my time doing so.
K**E
Great Book
Well packed from seller, and on time. new item as promised priced great. I've never seen the first edition of the book, but from what I've read this has the same content just slightly smaller print and standard cover. If you're a DC fan this book is awesome for the history. I also have the DC Encyclopedia published by DK which is also a great book, but this one is much more in depth.
J**E
Worth every cent
Was looking for a coffee table item and this is perfect. Its an incredible dive into the history of a company that has told our modern mythology better than any other.
R**Y
DC History Comes Alive!
I was not able to snag a copy of the first printing of this book, which sold out quickly. At twice the size of this new edition, that tremendous volume is literally a coffee table book that is as big as a coffee table! Although reduced in size, this tome still weighs in at nearly 10 pounds! DC's Publisher, author Paul Levitz has been there since his teens. Even in it's smaller format, it's a treasure trove of history, trivia and spectacular artwork. I only have two critiques... 1. In this smaller version the art and copy can often be extremely difficult to view or read. 2. Once again, I had problems with Amazon shipping. And the upper corners were bent! But due to the massive weight of this book, I decided to keep it instead of returning it. I wish Amazon would demand that their shippers take better care of the items they deliver.
K**D
He has enjoyed reading this one tremendously
When the description says 16 pound book, believe it! Bought as a gift for my son, he loves it! He has enjoyed reading this one tremendously. Should have bought a book stand to go with the gift to begin with. The book stand has made reading the very large book much more enjoyable.
S**R
Can now be lifted by a normal man.
A smaller version of the first huge release, a taschen tradition. I'll say the reduction in size erases the effect of seeing comics pages in what could've been the size of the original art but it still has enough value, and for sure a practicality now. Even though it's made by corporate approval, enough is said so that it does not feel like a Stalinesque coverup of what was done to Superman's creators or what Bob Kane did to the actual Batman creators. Basically, in a way that the taschen Marvel book is not, the DC comics is about a company that has had almost practically the same characters from the start of the comic book to the modern world.
R**E
Outstanding compilation of DC throughout history
Outstanding compilation of DC throughout its entire history. Beautiful product with outstanding production quality. Complete historical perspective of the origins of the companies that ultimately became todayโs DC.
M**A
IMPRESIONANTE. Un libro espectacular en una ediciรณn de alta calidad a un precio increรญble. Un libro de estas caracterรญsticas (con tapa dura, 700 pรกginas a todo color, y toda la historia de DC), tal como estรก el mercado, deberรญa costar entre 100 y 150 euros. El texto estรก en inglรฉs pero tambiรฉn estรก en inglรฉs la ediciรณn espaรฑola, que estรก agotada en todas partes (aunque la ediciรณn espaรฑola incluรญa aparte una guรญa en espaรฑol de 75 pรกginas). Muy, muy recomendable para cualquier amante de DC, del mundo del cรณmic en general o simplemente del arte en viรฑetas.
F**E
O almanaque definitivo, hiper completo e muito bem feito! Item para colecionadores exigentes!
M**A
Tomo sulla storia della dc comics immagini bellissime anche a doppia pagina per appassionati di supereroi da avere
D**D
It's almost as big as my entire book shelf but this is an absolutely incredible book. The art is obviously amazing throughout and it's so interesting to flick through the many pages seeing the evolution of one of the great modern art forms. If you are fan of DC, comics, storytelling or just pop culture in general then I very much recommend this book.
R**N
Trรจs satisfait
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