TheAmericanComicBookChroniclescontinuesitsambitiousseriesofFULL-COLORHARDCOVERS,whereTwoMorrows'topauthorsdocumenteverydecadeofcomicbookhistoryfromthe1940stotodayJasonSacksandKeithDallascoordinatethisvolume,coveringallthepivotalmomentsandbehind-the-scenesdetailsoftheBillClintonyearsThe1990swasthedecadewhenMarvelComicssold8.1millioncopiesofanissueoftheX-Men,sawitssuperstarcreatorsformtheirowncompany,clonedSpider-Man,andwentbankrupt.ItwaswhenSupermandied,Batmanhadhisbackbroken,andtherunawaysuccessofNeilGaiman'sSandmanledtoDCComics'Vertigolineofadultcomicbooks.Itwasthedecadeofgimmickycovers,skimpycostumes,andmega-crossovers.Butmostofall,the1990swasthedecadewhencompanieslikeImage,ValiantandMalibupublishedmillion-sellingcomicbooksbeforetheindustryexperiencedashockingandrapidcollapseThesearejustafewoftheeventschronicledinthisexhaustive,full-colorhardcover.Takentogether,AmericanComicBookChroniclesformsacohesive,linearoverviewoftheentirelandscapeofcomicshistory,suretobeaninvaluableresourceforANYcomicbookenthusiast