Product Description: Marvel Comics' character roster boasts some of the best known and most popular characters ever conceived-heroes that are international household names, both as comic book stars and movie stars, such as Spider-Man, the Hulk and Wolverine. This unique, one-volume encyclopedia contains more than 1000 of Marvel's greatest, with full details of their powers and their thrill-packed careers. The encyclopedia's range of spectacular art features eye-popping work by Marvel's finest artists, while the authoritative text is supplied by a team of top Marvel comic book writers. In addition, double-page features, illustrated with classic covers, trace the fascinating story of Marvel Comics through the decades. The Marvel Comics Encyclopedia is an essential book both for new fans and for those who grew up loving the excitement, heroism and humor of the Marvel Universe. Includes a foreword by Stan Lee.
Mandatory Marvel Every Marvel fan needs this book, the guide, the manual, the stories behind the stories, the link that ties it all together! If you wonder which version of Marvel reference you should get, this is THE ONE!
A Great Poop Book ok i didnt buy this in amazon i got it at the store and its a great poop book, nothing more. anyone buying this to bone up on marvel history go ahead get it. its a great reference book. read it be4 seeing a marvel movie and you'll feel like the most all knowing guy/geek in the room. just dont be expecting full page details for everyone.some pages have more then 8 people on one page and some get 2 page detailing. it depends on who your reading up on..and its also a great way to learn to draw, wut i mean is to trace the characters till you know how to do it off the top of your head and then you can expand and hopefully be a marvel artist yourself but anyone thinking its more then just a poop book. YOU WRONG, anyone who gives this book a bad review is just a geek/loser, whatever you wish to call em but any1 who complains about the book being bad should not read this book they should read LIFE-LIVING FOR DUMMIES cuz they have no life. cum on read the bad reviews "Human torch 4 is backwards and first appearances are on some are wrong". would you really want to take advise on a guy like that....i didnt think so, so do yourself a favor buy this book, find a character you like and buy there graphic novels.......you jerks
Wonderful Book This is a very comprehensive book, great for the amature or experienced follower. I purchased this for my husband who is an avid follower and he was not disappointed! It covered the subject material very well and the illustrations are beautiful! I would purchase it again.
Grrreat Book I got this book for my son and he absolutly love it. I must admit it was quite informative on every character.
Not just for comic book fans To begin with, I am not a comic book reader. I am, however, a fan of several animated TV shows that feature Marvel characters(X-Men, Iron Man, Spiderman & His Amazing Friends, etc). I wanted to know the back story on them, so I got this book (along with the DC Encyclopedia).
The characters are featured in alphabetical order. We are given a brief but detailed history along with at least one illustration. There is also a profile that lists their "real" name, occupation, height, weight, eye/hair color, & a list of their powers or talents. The more prominent the character, the larger their layout is.
The hardcover is fairly large. I have looked through it several times & have learned a lot. I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 because the DC version seemed to be a little more thorough. For instance, it includes each characters hero/villain status while the Marvel book doesn't. For a non-comic fan, like me, that info would be nice to have up-front.
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