Dark Knights

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Summary: Just what IS the "context?"
Review: The semi-serious comic book fan will already be familiar with much of what is disussed here, especially if they follow the comic-related press. The casual comic reader will find little to put the transition of comics from mere heroic fare into, for a while, gloomy anti-heroism. The "context" of this transition, namely that society itself had become increasingly dark and depressing and violent and that comic literature reflects society, is barely touched upon. The interviews in the back are interesting, however and the book DOES serve as a very basic primer for super-heroics.

Rating:
Summary: Just what IS the "context?"
Review: The semi-serious comic book fan will already be familiar with much of what is disussed here, especially if they follow the comic-related press. The casual comic reader will find little to put the transition of comics from mere heroic fare into, for a while, gloomy anti-heroism. The "context" of this transition, namely that society itself had become increasingly dark and depressing and violent and that comic literature reflects society, is barely touched upon. The interviews in the back are interesting, however and the book DOES serve as a very basic primer for super-heroics.