I don't have much to say about this weighty volume, primarily because it does exactly what it sets out to do. It introduces 100 comic books and explains why they're important. This said, I have two issues with this book:
1. Talking about comic book history in the absence of DC comics is disingenuous. Many of Marvel's heroes, villains, storylines and comic book crossover events were reactions to what DC was doing, and vice versa. I realize that namedropping Superman is copyright infringement, but for someone genuinely interested in the history of comic books this book tells less than half the story.
2. Some of the "historic" comic books introduced in this collection aren't that historic. This book was written with an eye to the development of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and thus comics which passed most of us by are discussed as if they were momentous events. Fantastic Four #1? Unquestionably historic. Guardians of the Galaxy #1? Not so much.
If you're coming into comic books from comic book movies you'll enjoy this book. If, however, you came to the comic book movies from the comic books that inspired them you'll probably find it somewhat puzzling.
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