Peter Sanderson

With over 600 full-color images, a movie tie-in guide provides a comprehensive review of the Ultimate X-Men mutant superheroes along with new, previously unknown information about the group.

Ultimate

X- Men

Matthew K. Manning

Tom DeFalco

Tom Brevoort

Chronicles the history of Marvel Comics through its greatest heroes and villians, including images of classic covers, profiles of over a thousand characters, and information on recent films and collectibles.

A Year by Year History

Marvel Chronicle

Stephen Wiacek

A new edition of the most comprehensive history of Marvel Comics ever published. Deep dive into the full story of Marvel Comics in a single, beautifully illustrated volume. Created in full collaboration with Marvel, this fan-favorite title, last published in 2017, now covers more than 80 years of Marvel history, from the company's first incarnation as Timely Comics to the multimedia giant it is today. Includes artwork from the original comics, this chronological account traces the careers of Marvel Super Heroes such as The Avengers, Spider-Man, Black Panther, Iron Man, Black Widow, and Guardians of the Galaxy, and the writers and artists that developed them. It also charts the real-life events that shaped the times and details Marvel landmarks in publishing, movies, and TV. © 2022 MARVEL

Marvel Year By Year A Visual History New Edition

Steven Rothman Collection of Comics, Cartoons, and Graphic Novels (University of Pennsylvania)

Comics Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Xavier Institute Alumni Yearbook

Cody Walker

Kevin Thurman

Chad Nevett

Ross Payton

"A snowflake that describes the multiverse. A team of archaeologists with a mystery benefactor. A century of pulp heroes, atomic ants, kung-fu ghosts, and ships that sail between universes. Villains who hide these wonders from a world they have sold to an unfathomable alien intelligence. And the man, born with the 20th century, who alone can save the world... and his lost friend. These are the elements of Planetary. In telling its story, creators Warren Ellis and John Cassaday uncovered the secret history of the super-hero genre and helped point towards its future, as well as - just perhaps - our own. Keeping the World Strange: A Planetary Guide excavates all of this, as well as future studies, revisionism, decompression, whether the characters are proactive or reactive, and other topics. This book offers an archaeology of the archaeologists, and its essays allow us to see the snowflake-like structure of the series from new angles. Planetary lives and grows in these pages."--

A Planetary Guide

Keeping the World Strange

Identifies the mutant heroes featured in the "X-Men" comic book and describes their super powers.

Ultimate X-Men

Stan Lee

Mark Gruenwald

Provides detailed biographies and physical descriptions of all the costumed heroes and villains in Marvel Comics publications

The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe

Deep dive into the full story of Marvel Comics in a single, beautifully illustrated volume. Created in full collaboration with Marvel, this fan-favorite title, last published in 2017, now covers more than 80 years of Marvel history, from the company's first incarnation as Timely Comics to the multimedia giant it is today. Includes artwork from the original comics, this chronological account traces the careers of Marvel Super Heroes such as The Avengers, Spider-Man, Black Panther, Iron Man, Black Widow, and Guardians of the Galaxy, and the writers and artists that developed them. It also charts the real-life events that shaped the times and details Marvel landmarks in publishing, movies, and TV. © 2022 MARVEL

This latest title in the wildly successful Obsessed With series is the Marvel fanatic's ultimate challenge. More than just a trivia book, this interactive game includes an electronic scoring module that allows readers to quiz themselves or compete against a friend. With 2,500 questions covering the expansive Marvel Universe, it's easy to test who really knows the difference between Spider-Man and Spider-Man 2099. Featuring every character from the original Fantastic Four to Nick Fury's Howling Commandos to The Incredible Hulk, tidbits on legendary Marvel developers and artists, and artwork from the classic comics, Obsessed With Marvel is a treat for every comic book fan.

Obsessed With Marvel

Timothy Shaner

Bruce Ratner

This lavishly illustrated filmbook boasts more than 360 illustrations, including striking movie stills and unique set designs, concept drawings, costume sketches, and storyboards, appearing exclusively in this edition. Beginning with an introduction by director Brett Ratner, text includes commentary about the production of the movie, along with an original history of the X-Men by Peter Sanderson, the comics historian and author of X-Men: The Ultimate Guide, illustrated with archival Marvel comic-book art. In X-Men: The Last Stand, a "cure" for mutancy threatens to alter the course of history. For the first time, mutants have a choice: retain their uniqueness, though it isolates and alienates them, or give up their powers and become human. The opposing viewpoints of mutant leaders Charles Xavier (Patrick Stewart), who preaches tolerance, and Magneto (Ian McKellen), who believes in the survival of the fittest, are put to the ultimate test -- triggering the war to end all wars. The old cast returns, including Hugh Jackman as Wolverine and Halle Berry as Storm, along with newcomers Kelsey Grammer as Beast, Vinnie Jones as Juggernaut, and Ben Foster as Angel.

From Concept to Feature Film

Art of X-Men The Last Stand

Deep dive into the full story of Marvel Comics in a single, beautifully illustrated volume. Created in full collaboration with Marvel, this fan-favorite title, last published in 2017, now covers more than 80 years of Marvel history, from the company's first incarnation as Timely Comics to the multimedia giant it is today. Packed with artwork from the original comics, this chronological account traces the careers of Marvel Super Heroes such as The Avengers, Spider-Man, Black Panther, Iron Man, Black Widow, and Guardians of the Galaxy, and the writers and artists that developed them. It also charts the real-life events that shaped the times and details Marvel landmarks in publishing, movies, and TV. © 2022 MARVEL

Marvel Year by Year a Visual History New Edition

Roy Thomas

Michael Heisler

Ron Frenz

Len Kaminski

George Caragonne

John Lewandowski

Thor Corps unite! Eric Masterson is still settling into his role as the replacement Thor - and Hercules' "training" isn't much help. Will Eric be able to keep up when he joins forces with Beta Ray Bill and Dargo Ktor, the 26th-century Thunder God? Zarrko the Tomorrow Man may be more than even they can handle when he plucks a cadre of classic Thor villains out of the timestream to join him...including the scheming Loki! Meanwhile, Balder and Sif search for the real Odinson. When Dr. Donald Blake returns, could it be a clue? And why is Eric Masterson heading into Hel itself? Plus, Operation Galactic Storm takes Thor into space! Dargo meets the Guardians of the Galaxy! Thor battles Absorbing Man, Titania and...Spider-Man?! And the deadly debut of Bloodaxe!

The Thor war, 1991-1992

The Mighty Thor

A collector's guide to Marvel Comics chronicles the history of the company from 1939 to the present day in a series of historic, rare, and never-before-seen memorabilia and ephemera, in a volume complemented by more than thirty plastic-encased archival gems that include holiday cards, a program for the first comics convention, early sketches, and more. 75,000 first printing.

A Museum-in-a-book with Rare Collectibles from the World of Marvel

The Marvel Vault

Steve Saffel

Following the success of the original OFFICIAL HANDBOOK OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE came the DELUXE EDITION - expanded, augmented and fully updated! Now, the ultimate guide to the mid-1980s Marvel Universe is collected in a single gigantic hardcover for the very first time! The OHOTMU DELUXE EDITION featured fact-packed character profiles illustrated by some of the era's biggest names including John Byrne, Frank Miller, Arthur Adams, Walter Simonson, Bill Sienkiewicz and many more! Immerse yourself in hundreds of in-depth profiles of Marvel's greatest heroes and villains - from Abomination to Zzzax and everyone in between! Plus an array of alien races, equipment schematics, maps, and a rundown of the dearly departed in the Book of the Dead! If you only buy one Marvel encyclopedia, make it this one! Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Deluxe Edition (1985) 1-20

Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Deluxe Edition

Ten years after its initial successful publication, The Marvel Vault returns in fully updated form. Chock-full of historic and never-before-seen memorabilia, and featuring all of Marvel’s most beloved characters including Iron Man, Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four, The Marvel Vault is now better than ever! New text and images chronicle how Marvel has channeled its singular storytelling into a blockbuster movie studio, even as it has stayed true to its hallowed roots in the comics world. This updated edition features 16 new pages that cover Marvel's story from 2010 right up to the present day. But that’s not all – there’s also a special envelope containing reproductions of key artefacts from Marvel’s illustrious history, including an early pencil sketch of Sub-Mariner and Stan Lee’s original typed outline for The Fantastic Four’s origin story. This is a package no Marvel fan will want to miss!

A Visual History

Previously published as Marvel Chronicle in the United States in 2008 by DK Publishing.

Marvel Year by Year

Timothy Callahan

Jim Beard

Gotham City 14 Miles offers the 1960s Batman TV series the critical reevaluation it deserves. Its essays examine Batmania, camp, the role of women, the show's participation in '60s counter-culture, its many celebrated actors, its lasting cultural effects, and other critical subjects.

Gotham City 14 Miles

An introduction and overview of the Marvel Comics universe maps out the major plot lines of the comic company's most popular heroes--from the mutant X-Men to the Incredible Hulk to Spider-Man

Marvel Universe

More than a trivia book, this interactive game includes an electronic scoring module that allows readers to quiz themselves or compete against a friend. With 2,500 questions covering the expansive Marvel Universe, it features every character.

Obsessed with Marvel

A behind-the-scenes fan's compendium of Marvel Comics points of interest identifies the locations of sites referenced within the Spider-Man, Fantastic Four, and Avengers comics, from Peter Parker's Greenwich Village apartment to the Avengers' headquarters at the Frick Museum. Original.

Peter Sanderson

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