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For more than a century the comic book has been one of our most familiar, yet least appreciated popular art forms. As vehemently criticized as it is passionately defended, it has evolved from humble beginnings into a graphically sophisticated and culturally revealing medium. At a time when vintage comics are fetching huge prices at auction, this book traces the history of the medium from comic papers for kids, through the underground comix movements of the 1960s and 70s, to the glossy book-format graphic novels of today. Organized thematically, it investigates comic arts varied genres — including humour, adventure, underground and alternative — and charts the rise, fall and rise of the medium.