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Title: Marvel: The Characters and Their Universe: Collectors by Michael Mallory ISBN: 0-88363-110-5 Publisher: Hugh Lauter Levin Associates Pub. Date: November, 2002 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $75.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (5 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: An Excellent Overview of the "Marvel Age" Of Comics
Comment: I put off buying Marvel: The Characters and Their Universe because of the price. I finally decided to give in to the temptation, and WOW, am I glad I did! I had an absolute BLAST reading this book.
The book is beautifully designed; It looks, smells, and feels GREAT. It's so attractive that at times I actually hated to open it for fear of getting it dirty. The cover art by Kaare Andrews is just gorgeous. Content-wise, Author Michael Mallory does a nice job of covering the history of the Marvel Bullpen and it's major players (Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko), and the Marvel Universe and it's major characters (Captain America, The Hulk, Spider-Man, and The X-Men each get extensive chapters of their own, The Fantastic Four, The Avengers, Daredevil, The Silver Surfer, et al, all share smaller chapters). The chapters are lavishly illustrated, and filled with beautiful art from the Comics, Movies, TV shows, and video games that the characters have appeared in. I'm a REAL Marvel Comic afficionado, and not only did I NOT find too many mistakes in the book (A few, but nothing major...), but I actually learned a lot; My favorite tidbit- Captain America co-creator Joe Simon hails from my adopted hometown of Rochester, New York.
Marvel: The Characters and Their Universe is a luxury item, to be sure, but one I'm glad I splurged on. I guarantee any Marvel Zombie will love it.
Rating: 5
Summary: Great Read and Coffee Table Book
Comment: This book is great. It goes into, although briefly the rise of marvel comics. The meat and potatoes of this book though is the study of the marvel characters. Captain America, Spider-man, The Incredible Hulk, and the X-Men are looked into in depth. Other characters in the marvel universe are also explored but not in the length of the others mentioned. Whats great about this book is that it looks at the characters major story lines and their origins but also their representations in other mediums. WOndering about Captain America in the movies or on t.v.? Then this is the book for you. There is also another great book titled "marvel universe." That book looks at the characters in the comics only. So if you want just a study of the comics go with "Marvel Universe." If you want a book that looks at everything invovled with the character go with this one. Or buy both, they are fantastic books. So buy both! I did.
Rating: 5
Summary: Action packed
Comment: This book is great. Full color, large pictures and information from the past to present on most Marvel Heroes. What is great is that you can be entertained and kept interested while reading about charactors you might not have had any interest in before.
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Title: Marvel Universe by Peter Sanderson ISBN: 0810981718 Publisher: Harry N. Abrams Pub. Date: 01 September, 1998 List Price(USD): $24.98 |
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Title: X-Men Updated Edition: The Ultimate Guide by Peter Sanderson, Dorling Kindersley Publishing ISBN: 078949258X Publisher: DK Publishing Pub. Date: March, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.99 |
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Title: DC Comics : Sixty Years of the World's Favorite Comic Book Heroes by Les Daniels ISBN: 0821220764 Publisher: Bulfinch Pub. Date: October, 1995 List Price(USD): $40.00 |
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Title: Marvel Encyclopedia by David Bogart, Mark Beazley, Marvel Staff ISBN: 0785109846 Publisher: Marvel Books Pub. Date: October, 2002 List Price(USD): $29.99 |
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Title: Marvel Encyclopedia: X-Men by Marvel Staff, Syd Barney-Hawke, Marvel Comics ISBN: 0785111999 Publisher: Marvel Books Pub. Date: April, 2003 List Price(USD): $29.99 |
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