Comic Book History of Comics Volume 2

Fred Van Lente and Ryan Dunlavey return for a second four-issue miniseries from IDW, picking up the story of the comic book medium where the first volume left off. This installment dives into the industry's later decades, exploring the rise of the direct market, the impact of creator-owned work, and the cultural shifts that reshaped the art form. Packed with Dunlavey's energetic, fact-crammed illustrations, it's a brisk, entertaining history lesson that matters as a direct sequel to a celebrated comics-about-comics project.