|
The Marvel Comics Encyclopedia: A Complete Guide to the Characters of the Marvel Universe
|
| List Price: | £45.00 |
| Price: | £42.75 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Delivery on orders over £5. Details |
Availability: Usually dispatched within 2 to 3 weeks
Dispatched from and sold by Amazon.co.uk
3 new or used available from £42.75
Average customer review:
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #168659 in Books
- Published on: 2007-02-01
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Hardcover
- 352 pages
Editorial Reviews
Synopsis
Heroes including Spider-Man, the Hulk, and the X-Men are featured in works by Marvel's finest artists, while the authoritative text is supplied by top marvel comic book experts.
Customer Reviews
Excellent resource for the serious fan
I've been wanting to buy this for some time. It's relatively expensive and I didn't know if it justified the money.
One day, I bought it on a whim and all I can say is that I haven't regretted it a bit!
The book is quite extensive, covering hundreds of characters. There are some errors, but that's understandable on such wide-ranging tome. The art is great, obviously.
This made me remember characters from stories I read decades ago, that were long forgotten. Awesome.
A Great Book!
Dont be put off by the fact that they make a few mistakes, its obvious that this will happen in a book this size.
OK, so maybe it could be updated but this will only annoy real hardcore freaks.
My girlfriend and I are big fans of Marvel and still, almost a year on, flick through it every few day, learning something new everytime!
Great present for any comic book fan!
Great, now I have to buy the DC Encyclopedia too!
I've been waiting for this to come out for quite some time and I haven't been dissappointed.
To compress very-nearly 50 years of history and continuity into a managable volume was always going to be a struggle, but I think the contributors have just about pulled it off. Granted, some of the characters' histories feel a little too compressed, with the editors obviously concentrating on the origins of each character rather than the ensuing adventures. This of course makes complete sense, unless you want the book to be 10,000 pages long!
Overall a damn fine effort that should reside on every comic book fans' coffee table.
Like the title of this review says, I now have the hankering to buy the DC edition of this series, which is probably the best review this book could have...
