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An eye-opening and illuminating amalgamation of scholarship, media criticism, history and biography, with a little bit of autobiography thrown in for good measure. As 1991's graphic novel Brat Pack by Rick Veitch was a commentary on the exploitation of children, Bissette's book-length examination of the forces that created the need for that commentary shines a harsh light at our culture and the many ways we take advantage of the younger members of our society, and how that has changed over time....
This is an exhaustive history of side-kicks in comics, mixed with an analysis of BRATPACK, covering almost every ancillary topic that comes up along the way. This means that Bissette covers topics ranging from Hollywood's child stars to 1970's exploitation films to the "death" of Superman to contemporary "Boy Bands" to the history of contemporary comic books and beyond.What makes the book exceptional is how well-written it is. Bissette has done some amazing scholarship here, and manages to keep
