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The alternative comicbook was inevitable. But only in America, and probably only in San Francisco during the 1960s at that. While Timothy Leary urged a whole generation to "turn on, turn in, and drop out" a small band of west-coast illustrators started a backlash against the naïve and sanitized world of Disney, DC and Marvel by producing titles of their own. These new publications were called 'comix' for a reason - the 'x' signifying 'x-rated' material - and pretty soon America's rebellious teenagers were clammering for a diet of sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll in preference to Mickey Mouse and Superman.
Comix: The Underground Revolution traces the successes of this golden age of counter culture, from the early days of Zap Comix in 1967 through to its decline as the free love world of hippie culture gave way to punk and disco.
* Features all the leading lights of the era from Rovert Crumb and Gilbert Shelton to Bill Griffith, Vaughn Bode, Spain Rodriguez, Art Spiegelman, Hunt Emerson, Denis Kitchen and Harvey Pekar
* Includes a chapter on the new breed of comix illustrators - men such as Chris Ware and Dan Clowes - who keep the alternative scene alive into the 21th century
* Superbly illustrated with more than 300 colour images - many of them scarce and unseen for more than 30 years!
* Includes a comprehensive direcetory of more than 1.500 US and UK comix
* Introduction by Denis Kitchen, comix legend and founder of Kitchen Sink Press
