Marvel: The Characters and Their Universe

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.

Possibly the solution to the great American Novel...this book changed my life. When I ordered this book I had no hope. I weight 260 pounds and my life was downward spiral - on the road from person to big powdered donut. Just three pages in I began to see the light. Now, I am proud to say that I am a 140 pound Latina woman with an intimate knowledge of my heritage (for better and for worse). Gracias Marvel! Olé!

I had previously purchased a copy of this book from another dealer under the impression that it was new - it wasn't and I had paid more for the copy. Thank goodness that Amazon accepts returns!!! This volume received today (1-29-14) arrived in perfect shape. As this is destined to be a gift, it certainly needed to be in good condition. Thank you.

Arrived in good condition, goes along with the other Marvel 75 year anniversary items which I also purchased.

Huge heavy book. Content was great. Purchased for my hubby who is a huge Marvel fan and he really enjoyed it.

I really like the book about all the superheroes. Spiderman is my favorite. I am giving the book to my 2 years old nephew, to start him on superheroes. Beautiful front cover.Thank you. Fast service.

I gave this book to my baby sister who is a comic book hero fanatic. She loved it. I haven't had the chance to look at it myself, but she said it was awesome!

This was a gift for my 15 year old nephew who is a comic book collector with a particular interest in Marvel comics. He LOVED the book and said he learned a lot about Marvel that he didn't know.

Once again your service and delivery of this item was very good. This is a Xmas gift and therefore I am giving you only my opinion. It is a beautiful book and I know my nephew will be very pleased with it.Thankyou for your service

This book was bought as a Christmas gift for my friend, and he loved it! He's just getting into Marvel so this should help him understand the whole Marvel universe.

Si quieres saber la historia de los personajes de Marvel y saber cómo se construyen los personajes de superheroes, este es uno de los libros que debes leer.