Penguin Classics Marvel Collection: The Avengers HC (2023 PC) comic books
-
Published Sep 2023 by Penguin Books.$23.00
$23.00
1st printing. Collect The Avengers (1963-1996 1st Series) #1-4, 9, 16, 26, 28, 44, 57, 58, 71, 74, and 83.
Written by Stan Lee and Roy Thomas. Art by Jack Kirby, Don Heck, John Buscema, Sal Buscema, Dick Ayers, Paul Reinman, George Roussos, Dick Ayers, Frank Giacoia (as Frank Ray), Vince Colletta, George Klein,Sam Grainger, and Tom Palmer. Foreword by Leigh Bardugo. Introduction by José Alaniz. Series Edited by Ben Saunders.
Illustrated throughout, The Penguin Classics Marvel Collection presents specially curated comic book anthologies of the origin stories, seminal tales, and characters of the Marvel Universe to explore Marvels transformative and timeless influence on an entire genre of fantasy.
It is impossible to imagine American popular culture without Marvel Comics. For decades, Marvel has published groundbreaking visual narratives that sustain attention on multiple levels: as metaphors for the experience of difference and otherness; as meditations on the fluid nature of identity; and as high-water marks in the artistic tradition of American cartooning, to name a few. For the first time, these classic stories of some of the most iconic super heroes in the artistic tradition of American cartooning, to name a few.
Starting in 1961, Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, and their collaborators transformed the super hero genre with a series of new creations, including the Incredible Hulk, The Mighty Thor, and The Invincible Iron Man. In 1963, Lee and Kirby brought these characters together for the first time in a new magazine called The Avengers—adding a revived Captain America shortly after. Over time the Avengers roster would frequently change, mirroring transformations in the Marvel Universe and the society that it reflected. This unique collection gathers key issues from the first few years of the series.
A foreword by Leigh Bardugo, a scholarly introduction by Jose Alaniz, and a series introduction by Ben Saunders offer further insights into the enduring significance of The Avengers and classic Marvel comics.
Hardcover, 400 pages, full color.
Cover price $50.00.
