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Marvel Comics For Dummies

Author:

Troy Brownfield

Overview

Explore the iconic super heroes and storylines from Marvel Comics You may be familiar with heroic characters from Marvel Comics like Black Panther, Iron Man, and Wolverine, or villains like Loki and Thanos. But how much do you know about Squirrel Girl, Cyclops, or the Leader? With over 85 years of comics published since their founding, the Marvel Comics archive is a vast universe of iconic stories and legendary characters. Marvel Comics For Dummies is your shortcut to navigating this immense collection of heroes and their adventures. Learn the background of key characters, explore essential storylines, and discover the interconnectedness of the Marvel universe. Created in collaboration with Marvel Comics, this full-color guide contains striking comic book artwork along with interesting insights that serve as an exciting map to the Marvel universe.

Uncover Marvel’s origin story
Get to know iconic Marvel super heroes and villains
Tour the Marvel Comics Multiverse
Make sense of Marvel’s many super-hero teams
Explore definitive storylines that span the history of Marvel Comics

From curious newbie to long-time reader, Marvel Comics For Dummies brings the Marvel Multiverse to life.

Explore the iconic super heroes and storylines from Marvel Comics You may be familiar with heroic characters from Marvel Comics like Black Panther, Iron Man, and Wolverine, or villains like Loki and Thanos. But how much do you know about Squirrel Girl, Cyclops, or the Leader? With over 85 years of comics published since their founding, the Marvel Comics archive is a vast universe of iconic stories and legendary characters. Marvel Comics For Dummies is your shortcut to navigating this immense collection of heroes and their adventures. Learn the background of key characters, explore essential storylines, and discover the interconnectedness

of the Marvel universe. Created in collaboration with Marvel Comics, this full-color guide contains striking comic book artwork along with interesting insights that serve as an exciting map to the Marvel universe.

Uncover Marvel’s origin story
Get to know iconic Marvel super heroes and villains
Tour the Marvel Comics Multiverse
Make sense of Marvel’s many super-hero teams
Explore definitive storylines that span the history of Marvel Comics

From curious newbie to long-time reader, Marvel Comics For Dummies brings the Marvel Multiverse to life.

About The Author

Marvel Comics For Dummies author Troy Brownfield is an Executive Editor of The Saturday Evening Post and kid’s magazines — Jack & Jill and Humpty Dumpty. As a comic book expert and fan, Troy has written and created content for DC Comics, Comiccon.com, Fangoria Comics/Graphix, comics for Zenescope Entertainment, and has written trading cards for Topps Trading Cards, including HALO series content and Star Wars 2018-present.