The success story of the Taschen, who, without a doubt, won the battle of the global book market, is no less amazing than many books issued by him. But recently he was only 25 years old This story, similar to a great adventure, began in 1980. Then the 18-year-old Benedict Tashen opened a small store in his native Cologne for the sale of comics, which he himself collected a huge collection. He immediately began to publish catalogs for advertising his goods, and the case was working.