The bestselling, mind-blowing graphic history of our favorite medium continues—with the long birth of the Graphic Novel, spanning from1835 Switzerland to the USA today! How French and Belgian comics broke away from the American tradition—and inspired Heavy Metal and a sci-fi comics revolution! Starring: Will Eisner! Moebius! Gil Kane! Herge! Rodolfe Töpffer! All this and a brand-new HER-story of Comics story (and World History of Comics variant cover) too!

  • This classic material is presented in four-color glory for the first time!
  • Featuring variant covers with all new historically inspired comic strips by Van Lente and Dunlavey!
  • Plus, another new Her-story of Comics backup each month!