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This detailed look at the Marvel recounts major events in the Marvel universe, including first character appearances, notable titles, major storylines and staff movements. I enjoyed the nostalgic look and particularly appreciated covers and some short scenes being shown. The writing was sometimes small and the scope of the book necessarily meant that there was limited depth to the material presented.
Thank you Leroy and Jen.
Pur non essendo privo di alcune pecche e errori, questo volume è una lunga raccolta ordinata per mese e anno dei principali eventi, narrativi e non, dell'Universo Marvel. Non è una enciclopedia, quanto piuttosto una cronistoria.
discovering each step that each character has passed in their trajectory.
Before actually reviewing this title I should mention one thing concerning Marvel Comics. Back in the sixties among my friend Marvel was at best the number three comic company as far aw we were concerned. Number one was DC and number two was Gold Key. That being said this is an interesting tome. It covers the history of Marvel from its beginnings as Timely to the year 2008. It is loaded with covers and artwork that complement the text. This is not a scholarly treatise, nor does it pretend to be....
This history of Marvel comics was one of the books that I had received for Christmas. I have to say that the book does not fail in any aspect. It’s a visual treat which you would really expect given that it’s a history of a graphic body of work. The nice surprise was the amount of information on both the publishing company, and the many iterations that it has gone through in it’s business life. The size of the book and case that it comes in made it a definite home/bedroom read. It would have bee...
This book I recommend only to hardcore Marvel fans. The book goes from the year Timely was made to the present where it is now Marvel in super detailed analyses. Each year takes quite a while to finish reading if you actually read it. If you want to know a specific date or about a certain comic series, this is the place to look. But I encourage real fans to read it. It covers everything.
Very interesting
Foreword by Stan Lee, afterword by Joe Quesada and story of every single marvel hero created since 1939 in between. Hard to describe the quality of the cover and the print. must read.
What a good read, a veritable feast for the eyes!Detailing Marvels history through key titles and events from October 1939 to June 2008 make this a good one for the shelves.A good solid read but for one thing... Bullseye made his first a appearance in Nick Fury Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. before Daredevil.
What a great book! A massive coffee table type book, huge and heavy, in a beautifully inked hard cover. It details the rise of Marvel comics from when they were called Timely comics in 1939 to when they were Atlas comics in 1951 all the way through till they were Marvel comics in 1963. The book chronicles the company up to 2007, very easy to read, with lots of good artwork of old covers etc. Also it has the obligatory foreward by Stan Lee, and Afterword by the current editor in chief, Joe Quesad...
A great, exhaustive resource for Marvel Comics history through mid-2008. It hews a little too closely to the company line, especially as you get closer to the present, but it’s a great place to start for anyone who wants to take a deep dive into the company and its history. I host a Marvel Comics history podcast, and I still learned plenty of stuff that was new to me. My biggest complaint though is that they decided for some reason to re-letter EVERY SINGLE WORD BALLOON with the most generic com...
The book featured a ribbon bookmark and was incased in a book case
Un libro infaltable para cualquiera que se diga amante de los cómics, en especial de los de Marvel. Esta crónica, abarca la historia de esta casa productora de historietas, año con año y mes con mes, desde 1939 hasta el 2008 haciendo hincapié en los personajes, historias y ejemplares más significativos. También menciona datos interesantes sobre cada época en cuestión, de tal manera que se entiende mejor el contenido y tendencia de cada cómic y superhéroe de acuerdo al momento histórico en que se...
Yes... I both added and read this book all in one day. A year-by-year exploration of the development of the Marvel line of comics from their inception as romance and westerns , through to the birth of the Marvel Age of comics, right up to the major cross-over events of 2008, like World War Hulk. Last Christmas I received the Marvel Encyclopedia and this year Chronicles. Together they tell you just about all you need to know... though many fan boys recollections are likely to be more in depth (an...
A gorgeous, comprehensive historical chronology of Marvel. The book is lavish with illustrations, but the text is also worth reading! The history of the characters and the company is often fascinating. This is an over sized coffee table book, with a colorful traycase. Highly recommended for serious comic fans, but also casual superhero fans like me.
An interesting and comprehensive history of marvel comics and the industry.
If you are super Marvel fan then this is for you.
Another shill for the company, but again, there is a lot of fun to be had in walking down the roads in this comic.
Absolutely fantastic history of Marvel, it's characters and it's publishing history. Any fan of Marvel or the history of it's most famous characters should read this.
