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Comic Book Punks: How a Generation of Brits Reinvented Pop Culture

Karl Stock

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The influence of the comic book has never been greater, from movies to streaming and beyond, but the journey comics took from disposable kids' magazines to literary prize-winning books and global franchises turned on a highly unusual group of writers and artists. Few would have expected a small gathering of British comic book fans and creators in the early '70s to spark a cultural revolution, but this was the start of a disparate movement of punks, dropouts and disaffected youths who reinvented a medium and became the imaginative heart of a global success story.

Based on years of interviews with a generation of leading writers, artists and editors, Karl Stock reveals the true story of the wild times, passion and determination that helped, hindered and saw the reinvention of comics.

Stock brilliantly tells the story of the triumphs and disasters that rewrote the rulebook on what comics could be and who they should be for.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Rebellion
  • Publish Date: Nov 21st, 2023
  • Pages: 500
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 9.10in - 6.10in - 1.90in - 1.50lb
  • EAN: 9781786186942
  • Categories: • Nonfiction - General• Entertainment & Performing Arts• Popular Culture

About the Author

Stock, Karl: - Karl Stock has written Tharg's Future Shocks for 2000AD, Dredd prose fiction for the Judge Dredd Megazine and strips including Sniper Elite and Death Wish for Rebellion titles such as Battle, The Vigilant and Cor! & Buster, as well as interviews and features about comics for the Judge Dredd Megazine, Tripwire, Comic Heroes and more. He is the co-author of the 40th anniversary edition of Thrill-Power Overload, 2000AD's official history, and lives in Scotland.

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"Wonderful, insightful and fair"
"There's plenty of insight in these comprehensive, well-researched pages, along with some fascinating first-hand accounts... this is a long overdue story."-- "SFX Magazine"
"A well-researched record"--Rob Salkowitz "ICV2"

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