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sfian's review
informative
4.0
Large part encyclopedia, smaller part analysis, but more readable than either of those definitions sounds, this book explores the Marvel Universe from its beginnings to the mid-1990s, but mainly covering the "heavy hitters".
There's information I haven't come across before, a lot I had and, at times, a slightly irreverent tone. Best of all, though, it made me want to go back and read some of the comics.
beecatbell's review
3.0
3 1/2 stars.
General pre-1996 knowledge of Spider-man/X-Men/Fantastic Four/Daredevil/Dr. Strange/The Avengers/and quite a few lesser know characters such as Sub-Mariner, The Original Human Torch, Man Thing, Howard the Duck etc..
It's interesting to see characters that are HUGE today because of the new Marvel movies (Iron Man, Captain America, Black Widow) put onto the sidelines of the encyclopedia. I think Black Widow had one paragraph, Hawkeye had a sentence or two, Iron Man had about four pages.
Illustrations are organized but not comprehensive. The encyclopedia only touches on the main points of each characters stories.
General pre-1996 knowledge of Spider-man/X-Men/Fantastic Four/Daredevil/Dr. Strange/The Avengers/and quite a few lesser know characters such as Sub-Mariner, The Original Human Torch, Man Thing, Howard the Duck etc..
It's interesting to see characters that are HUGE today because of the new Marvel movies (Iron Man, Captain America, Black Widow) put onto the sidelines of the encyclopedia. I think Black Widow had one paragraph, Hawkeye had a sentence or two, Iron Man had about four pages.
Illustrations are organized but not comprehensive. The encyclopedia only touches on the main points of each characters stories.
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