Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #128421 in Books
• Published on: 2007-02-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 352 pages

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.

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...

It is what it is - And it is gooooooood :o)
Outwardly, a magnificent piece of work; it bulges with superb artwork and it manages to cover an awful lot of ground. However, and as mentioned by others, there are a few errors involved which is never a good thing in any publication which calls itself an encyclopaedia. These seem to be the exception rather than the rule, though, and it's easy to forgive such things in return for the wonderful presentation and lay out. This is the only reason I give it 4 stars instead of 5, and I have to say I feel a bit mean about having to do so. I'd be happier giving it a 4.9999 rating.

That said, any comic fanatic should find it a joy to browse through the pages of this mighty tome and I certainly consider it money well spent.

Don't let a few silly technical errors rob you of an opportunity of endless browsing pleasure - If you're a Marvel buff you'll spot them easily and dismiss them with a tut and probably a grin and if you're not you'll never notice them anyway. You need to know there are errors, but you shouldn't let that put you off investing in this gorgeous piece of work.