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The Marvel Encyclopedia: a Complete Guide to the Characters of the Marvel Universe (Hardcover)

by Peter Sanderson (Author), Tom DeFalco (Author), Tom Brevoort (Author), Andrew Darling (Author), Michael Teitelbaum (Author), Daniel Wallace (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 352 pages
  • Publisher: Dorling Kindersley (28 Sep 2006)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1405313153
  • ISBN-13: 978-1405313155
  • Product Dimensions: 30.4 x 25 x 2.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 207,146 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Are you a comic-book fan? Obsessed by superheroes? This unique A-Z of more than 1,000 classic characters created by comic giant Marvel will satisfy any super-thirst for knowledge. Get closer to Spider-Man, the Avengers, Hulk, Wolverine, the X-Men and more … all your favourite superheroes and villains are here, as well as some weird and wonderful one-offs. Knock-out double-page features celebrate some of the biggest stars with intimate details on their powers, titanic clashes and action-packed careers. Jam packed with things you never knew, as well as original, comic-book art – the power and excitement of more than 60 years of comic-book history explodes off every page.
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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent resource for the serious fan, 17 May 2007
By Nuno Mendes "nberneaud" (Portugal) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Marvel Comics Encyclopedia: A Complete Guide to the Characters of the Marvel Universe (Hardcover)
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.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Book!, 7 Nov 2008
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!
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10 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Great, now I have to buy the DC Encyclopedia too!, 6 Oct 2006
By M. Sowden (Plymouth, UK) - See all my reviews
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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...
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5.0 out of 5 stars The Marvel Encyclopedia a Complete Guide to the Characters of the Marvel Universe
I really like this a lot. A very good read indeed, with great art work of all the Marvel Characters in one volume. I recommend this very highly and I am glad I brought this.
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Just bought the Marvel Encyclopedia, after reading the DC Encyclopedia and the OHOTMU and what can I say other than it was a waste of money. Read more
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