Marvel
2001
First Published
3.94
Average Rating
288
Number of Pages
A comic book fan shares his love of the giants of comics in a loving chronicle of one of the great comic book labels, tracing its influence across six decades and detailing the adventures of such larger-than-life heroes as Captain America, Spider-Man, the Incredible Hulk, and the X-Men, in a lavish history, complemented by some three hundred full-color illustrations.
Avg Rating
3.94
Number of Ratings
109
5 STARS
28%
4 STARS
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3 STARS
25%
2 STARS
5%
1 STARS
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Author
Michael Mallory
Author · 12 books
Michael Mallory is an internationally-recognized authority on the subjects of film, animation and 20th century pop-culture, and the author of sixteen nonfiction books, which include The Art of Krampus, Essential Horror Movies, and Marvel: The Characters and their Universe. With the legendary American animation artist Iwao Takamoto he co-authored the memoirs Iwao Takamoto: My Life With a Thousand Characters, and has written more than 600 magazine and newspaper articles that have been published worldwide. A former newscaster, occasional actor, and frequent public speaker, Mike lives and works in the greater Los Angeles area.
