Using timelines, illustrations, movie stills, and more, this book propels us into the well of imagination, from Frankenstein, to the Pulp magazines. The Pulps invoked writers of the Golden Age before many transitioned to screenwriting for movies and early TV, inspiring the invasion of superheroes, spaceships, and dystopian landscapes. The book explores the interplay between writers and directors who create Sci-Fi, reflecting and challenging the developments...

"Over the past century, tans have elevated comics from the back pages of newspapers into one of our most celebrated forms of culture, from Fun Home, the Tony Award-winning musical based on Alison Bechdel's groundbreaking graphic memoir, to the dozens of superhero films that are annual blockbusters worldwide. What is the essence of comics' appeal? What does this art form do that others can't? Whether you've read every comic you can get your hands on...