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Marvel Comics Library : Avengers. Vol. 1. 1963-1965

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Format : Cartonné
Poids : 3017 g
Dimensions : 22cm X 31cm
ISBN : 978-3-8365-9859-0
EAN : 9783836598590

1963-1965

De Marvel comics,

Chez Taschen

Série | Marvel Comics Library : Avengers

Collection(s) | Jumbo

Paru le 23/10/2024

Cartonné

text Kurt Busiek

introduction Kevin Feige

Tout public

Quatrième de couverture

Earth's mightiest heroes

Assembling the definitive Marvel Age Avengers anthology

By early 1963 the foundations of the Marvel Universe had been laid. Following the introduction of the Fantastic Four in 1961 came the amazing (Spider-Man), the astonishing (Ant-Man), the strange (Doctor, that is), the incredible (Hulk), the invincible (Iron Man) and the mighty (Thor). Still, Marvel editor in chief Stan Lee realized something was missing. « I was writing these characters and I thought it would be fun to put them together in a team, » he recalled. So Lee and artist Jack Kirby assembled Iron Man, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Thor, and the Hulk to create the Avengers.

Right away it was clear this team was different. If the Fantastic Four were family, then the Avengers were the co-workers you didn't choose. Not everyone got along - the Hulk fought with everyone - but working together they could defeat the baddest of Marvel's bad guys, like Loki, Kang the Conqueror, the Masters of Evil, and Immortus. The lineup was ever changing: The Hulk departed, Captain America joined, and Ant-Man grew up to become Giant-Man. Then, remarkably, villains Hawkeye, Quicksilver, and the Scarlet Witch became heroes - and Avengers - and the group's founding members shockingly departed, leaving Captain America to lead the newly minted heroes.

Relive the classic early adventures of Avengers Nos. 1-20 now available as a compact trade edition. Taschen has attempted to create an ideal representation of these books as they were produced at the time of publication. The most pristine pedigreed comics have been cracked open and photographed for reproduction in close collaboration with Marvel and the Certified Guaranty Company. Each page has then been digitally remastered using modern retouching techniques to correct problems with the era's inexpensive, imperfect printing - as if hot off a world-class 1960s printing press.

Accompanying the stories are an original foreword by Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige and an in-depth history by the Eisner Award-winning writer Kurt Busiek that's illustrated with original art, little-seen photographs, and rare documents. This mighty collection about Earth's Mightiest Heroes is worthy of Tony Stark's library - or yours.

Biographie

Stan Lee (1922-2018) is known to millions as the man whose super heroes propelled Marvel to preeminence in the comic book industry. His co-creations include Spider-Man, the Incredible Hulk, X-Men, the Fantastic Four, Iron Man, and hundreds of others. While the Chairman Emeritus of Marvel, he was also the Chief Creative Officer of Pow! Entertainment, where he created numerous new characters and stories in areas including publishing, film, TV, and documentary.

Jack Kirby (1917-1994) was one of comics' most legendary and prolific artists whose notable co-creations include Captain America, Avengers, X-Men, Incredible Hulk, Ant-Man, S.H.I.E.L.D., and Thor.

Kurt Busiek has been writing comic books since 1982. He has written several series for Marvel, including The Avengers, and won acclaim for his work on the four-issue miniseries Marvels. In 1995 he launched his own super hero multiverse with his series Astro City.

Kevin Feige, President, Marvel Studios, and Chief Creative Officer, Marvel, has been the driving creative force behind the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He is a hands-on producer, responsible for all the interconnected feature films in the MCU.