All of the Marvels: An Amazing Voyage into Marvel's Universe and 27,000 Superhero Comics

By: Douglas Wolk

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Synopsis: Over the last sixty years, the Marvel superhero comic books have grown into a gigantic mountain in the middle of contemporary culture. They are the longest continuous, selfcontained work of fiction ever created: over half a million pages to date - and growing. Thousands of writers and artists have contributed to it. Every schoolchild recognizes itsprotagonists: Spider-Man, the Avengers, the X-Men. And not even the people telling the story have read the whole thing - nobody's supposed to. So, of course, that's what Douglas Wolk did: he read all 27,000 comics that make up the Marvel universe thus far, from Alpha Flight to Omega the Unknown.All of the Marvels is a landmark, but ludicrously fun, piece of cultural criticism. Trying to make sense of the ever-expanding mythology, Wolk shows how it reflects a funhouse-mirror history of the past 60 years, from the atomic night-terrors of the Cold War to the technocracy and political divisions of the present day. He observes the Marvel story's progressive visions and its painful stereotypes, its patches of woeful hackwork and stretches of luminous creativity. This is a huge treat for Marvel fans, but it's also a revelation for readers who don't know Doctor Strange from Doctor Doom.Here, truly, are all of the marvels.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9781782839446
Publisher:: Little, Brown Book Group Limited
Date of Addition:: 05/25/22
Copyrighted By:: Douglas Wolk
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Narrated By:: Douglas Wolk
Categories:: Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.