Table of Contents

Introduction: What is a Comic Part 1: Britain 1. The first sdult comics 2. Kid's stuff 3.Underground comix 4. 2000AD: 'The Comic of tomorrow!' 5. Fandom and direct sales 6. 'Comics grow up!': dawn of the graphic novel 7. From boom to bust 8. Viz: 'More fun than a jammy bun!' 9. The future Part 2: The United States 10. Strips and proto-comics 11. Comic books for everyone 12. 1954 - seduction of the experienced? 13. Teh years of collapse: survivors and adaptors 14. The modern era Part 3. Aspects 15. Worldcomics 16. Adult comics and other media 17. Women and adult comics 18. The graphic novel in context Conclusion

About the Author

Roger Sabin is a freelance arts journalist, living and working in London. He has written about comics for several national newspapers and magazines including The Guardian, The Independent, and New Statesman and Society.