The Marvel Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Characters of the Marvel Universe
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Review "As intriguing as the information is ... it's the artwork that leaps off the page." -- KIRKUS"... must have book both for new fans and for those who grew up loving the excitement of the Marvel Universe." -- North Bay Bohemian"Everything- and we mean everything-you need to know about ... Marvel's classic characters." -- Publishers Weekly"Eye popping layouts and superb color reproduction make it a pleasure to peruse." -- Orlando Sentinel"Trumpeted as "the most comprehensive one-volume A-Z guide to the Marvel Universe ever published."" -- The Post & Courier Read more
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I got this book for my birthday and I'm really, really glad that I got it. Want to get that out of the way first. As a basic reference source it's excellent as a geeky coffee table book it's pretty much without peer. It's on my desk at work and at least once a day I get into a vigorous debate or pleasant conversation about Marvel and Marveldom. On a personal level, as the only guy in my neighbourhood who collect all of OHOTMUDE (seriously, the comic guy got one copy of each issue and kept it behind the counter for me), it's just a fun read.Unfortunately, while it could have been much more than that, it's really just a fun read.There are numerous typographical errors, about one every two pages or so. Either the origin issue is wrong, a word is badly misspelled or, as is the case with the entry for the Soviet Super Soldiers, the majority of the illustrated heroes are labelled as "Undefined" when even this casual comic book fan can remember most of the names. It just didn't go through a final editing spit-and-polish and it shows.Definitely a book that belongs in the collection of your average comic book geek, but it could have been quite a bit better.
