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Marvel Encyclopedia |  | Authors: Tom DeFalco, Peter Sanderson, Tom Brevoort, Michael Teitelbaum, Daniel Wallace, Andrew Darling, Matt Forbeck
Publisher: DK Publishing
Category: Book
List Price: $40.00
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Seller: trevor thompson
Rating:  21 reviews
Sales Rank: 13236
Media: Hardcover
Edition: Revised
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Pages: 400
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 5.4
Dimensions (in): 12.1 x 10.2 x 1.3
ISBN: 0756655307
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.597303
EAN: 9780756655303
ASIN: 0756655307
Publication Date: October 5, 2009
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Product Description
Celebrate 70 years of Marvel Comics with The Marvel Encyclopedia! Fully updated with new images and text, this one-volume encyclopedia contains more than 1,000 of Marvel's greatest-from well-known characters such as Spider-Man, the Hulk and Wolverine to lesser known heroes and villains.
An essential book both for new fans and for those who grew up loving the comics, The Marvel Encyclopedia is full of artwork, stats, and history for every character in the Marvel Universe. Updates on characters include information from the story arcs of Civil War and Annihilation, and brings fans up to date with the aftermath of Secret Invasion.
TM & © 2009 Marvel Entertainment, Inc. and its subsidiaries. Licensed by Marvel Characters B.V. All rights reserved.
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 too basic May 16, 2010
Jason Westfort (Boynton Beach, FL)
For Amazon's price this book is a no brainer for any collector or someone interested in learning more about Marvel. However, I was disappointed upon its arrival. Being a longtime reader I found the information far too basic. Nearly the same amount of coverage is listed for insignificant, peripheral characters as it is with classic heroes and villains. This is especially true regarding the 'powers' section. The artwork is good and its number of entries expansive but again, just not enough depth.
 love it April 30, 2010
June Cleaver (Your backyard, USA)
I purchased this book at the IRA conference in Chicago--it is absolutely amazing. The pages are thick and the colors are so very vivid! Sorted alphabetically, it lists all the characters with a "factfile" (height, wiehgt, real name, occupation, first appearance)and then "powers" and "allies/foes" for cross-referencing. I would recommend this book for any-aged Marvel fan. Mom or Dad could read it while Jr. is entertained by the awesome visuals and older children can read alone (my guess is approximately 7th-grade reading level).
 suddenimpactmartialarts April 24, 2010
C. Ellis (lakeville,ma)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
The new entries are good,artwork is good.It would have gotten 5 of five...but,heres the problem...theres no new or different art on all old enties from previous edition,which is 80% of the book, which i own
Loved Book March 27, 2010
L. Ginn
This book was purchased for my 9yr old who LOVES anything Marvel. We saw the book at a bookstore for a much higher price, came home and found it for a much lower price on Amazon. The book has very detailed and colorful pictures, but not "comic booky." The book is large and for the marvel fan, this would make a perfect coffee table book to display. My child just loves to look at his, and the first night after recieving his he fell asleep with it. He takes it to school with him everyday to share with his friends and look at during his free reading time. I would have to say this purchase was money well spent.
Marveloose March 27, 2010
Aman09 (Bay Area,California USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Art: Interesting! I enjoyed the pictures and various incarnations of my marvel heroes in vivid colors.
Text: Quick tidbits of information from the big stars to the little ones. They also covered several recent events in the Marvel Universe in 2-3 pages mostly gratified in art. Be prepared to find grammatical errors and unfinished sentences (like how that one The Sopranos season finale ended abruptly).
If your a hardcore fan you'd have some doubt this being the bible of the Marvel Universe (always have room for improvement, or else capitalism would not work :-)), if your a casual fan its makes a good coffee table read/or a toilet entertainment/or the last thing you read before bed. Overall Its Alright (3.5 Stars) like the buyer I got it from.
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