Series: Official Handbook to the Marvel Universe a to Z
Paperback: 256 pages
Publisher: Marvel (December 14, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0785158316
ISBN-13: 978-0785158318
Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 0.5 x 10.2 inches
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Partly in an effort to celebrate their 70th anniversary, 1939-2009, Marvel has released this attractive series in 2008-10. In fact, Namor, created in '39(!), is featured here. I like the mix of very early & recent art styles here; traditional art & Manga-influenced; cartoon art & photo-realistic, etc. Brilliant colors too.The contents here include: Mad Pharaoh; Madame Macabre; Madame X; Magician (Guardineer); Mammomax; Manphibian; Manticore (Brand/Roxxon agent); Marvel (KalAOL); Marvel Boy (Martin Simon Burns); Marvel Boy (Martin Oskner Burns); Master Hate; Mechano (robot); Mekano; Meltdown (Russian); M'Gumbu; Microbe; Mister Fear (Drago); Mister Rasputin; Mister Zodiac; Modulus; Mogol; Monstro (Johnson); Morwen; El Muerto; Multiple Man; Muramasa; Mutant Growth Hormone; Mutant Liberation Front (Stryfe-founded group); Mutant Liberation Front (Humanity's Last Stand); Mutant X-verse (Earth-1298); Mys-Tech; Mysterio (Beck); Mysterio (Berkhart); Mysterio (Klum); Mysterium; Mystique; Nagala; Namor; Namora; Namora (Earth-2189); Namorita; Nasty Boys; Native; Nebula (Luphomoid); Nebulos; Necrodamus; Necrom; Necromancer(Counter-Earth); Necromon; Negative Zone; Nekra; Foggy Nelson; Nemesis (St.
Would you consider She-Hulk, Silver Surfer, and Scarlet Witch A-listers or B-listers? Either way it's great reading here. The art in this volume is especially colorful & fun. I like Scourge & Snowbird by Byrne, Shocker by John Romita Sr., Manga-styled Sentinels- I could go on and on. For me, this series is really a dream come true.
Details Thor, Thunderbolts, Thing & more. Some of the earlier art with newer computer coloring actually looks pretty interesting, although I often miss the bright & clear colors of the eighties & earlier decades. Thankfully many of the smaller pictures, like Thundersword, still feature this bright & clear style.
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