Classics Illustrated: A Cultural History, 2d ed.
"Fabulous...wonderful. A wealth of information is presented, bolstered by interviews with people, especially artists, who worked on the comics. The book's layout is breathtaking...lavish. The repros of panels and covers are of exceptional quality, clear and crisp...excellent introduction...an extremely well researched, entertaining volume." --Classic Images"This second edition adds some 100 pages of in-depth details, new interviews, and the latest adventures of the series...an especially salient piece of comics culture...chronicles a growing respect for the medium." --Library Journal"A comprehensive review of the art and careers of the creators...well researched, documented, and analyzed...important...interesting...highly recommended." --American Reference Books Annual"The appearance (or rather, reappearance, as a second edition) of this volume is an occasion for celebration across the world of comic art scholarship. There are no more than a dozen scholarly works (my favorites include Masters of American Comics, Will Elder: The Mad Playboy of Art, Underground Classics, Jews and American Comics and perhaps, although I am prejudiced, The Art of Harvey Kurtzman) in the field, nearly all of them quite recent. None is as exhaustive for any genre as this." --Paul Buhle (Jews and American Comics, The Art of Harvey Kurtzman) Swans Commentary"Mr. Jones' study represents the best memory book in a long time. Anyone who remembers horse drawn milk trucks, mail deliveries twice a day, faded red enema bags, pin boys at bowling alleys, the St. Louis Browns, and the 'cat's meow' will love this book. It is a work of outstanding achievement." --Film & History"The appearance (or rather, reappearance, as a second edition) of this volume is an occasion for celebration across the world of comic art scholarship. There are no more than a dozen scholarly works (my favorites include Masters of American Comics, Will Elder: The Mad Playboy of Art, Underground Classics, Jews and American Comics and perhaps, although I am prejudiced, The Art of Harvey Kurtzman) in the field, nearly all of them quite recent. None is as exhaustive for any genre as this." --Paul Buhle (Jews and American Comics, The Art of Harvey Kurtzman) Swans Commentary"A comprehensive review of the art and careers of the creators...well researched, documented, and analyzed...important...interesting...highly recommended." --American Reference Books Annual