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| The
Invincible IRON MAN |
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ESSENTIAL
Volume
One |
| by Stan Lee, Don Heck, & Gene Colan, et al |
Paperback: 528 pages
Marvel Books
ISBN: 0785107592 |
$14.95
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| Relive
the Birth of the Armored Avenger
Each
volume in the Marvel Essentials series reprints over 20 issues of continuity,
from the very beginnings of the Marvel Universe, in an incredible black-and-white
mega-format.
This
first volume in the Essential Iron Man series re-presents the Golden Avengers'
adventures from his origin and first appearance in TALES OF SUSPENSE #39
through to issue #72. |
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| The
Invincible IRON MAN |
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The
Power of Iron Man |
| by David Michelinie, John Romita, Jr., & Bob Layton |
Paperback
Marvel Books
ISBN: 087135599X |
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$15.95
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| Stan Lee's armored
avenger gets to explore his human side in this collection of early Iron
Man stories by David Michelinie in which Tony Stark battles a foe that
his armor can not fight the battle for him, alcholoisism and how Tony sinks
to the bottom of the bottle and then slowly gets out of it again. Today's
comic book writers don't do these type of stories anymore and that's a
shame. The book collects "The Invincible Iron-Man" (vol. 1) 120-128. |
| This is well-told
story about Tony Stark's battles against Justin Hammer and his own alcoholism.
Drawings of "early" John Romita Jr. are father-like (John Romita Sr.),
different from those of today (e.g. "Punisher"). But they are great too. |
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| The
Invincible IRON MAN |
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The
Mask in the Iron Man |
| by Joe Quesada, Sean Chen, & Alitha Martinez |
Paperback: 128 pages
Marvel Books
ISBN: 0785107762 |
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$14.95
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| Playboy Tony
Stark has it all: Unlimited wealth, beautiful women and brilliance beyond
compare. Things seem perfect... but are they? Sometimes, the one closest
to you can become your deadliest enemy! Tony Stark attempts to make sense
of what exactly is happening to his famous armor, only to find that one
of his greatest fears has come true. |
| It`s Iron Man
vs. Iron Man! Tony Stark now has to defend himself against his greatest
invention the Iron Man armor itself! Who or what is controlling this most
deadly weapon? And does Stark stand a chance against his own secret identity
or will this be the case of the creation surpassing the creator? A story
that surpasses ordinary super hero slugfests to face the issues of creation
and personal redemption, The Mask in the Iron Man is an unforgettable chapter
in the history of one of comicdom's best known characters. |
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| MAGNETO |
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Rogue
Nation |
by Joe Kelly, Alan Davis, Fabian Nicieza,
Joe
Pruett,
& Lee Weeks |
Paperback: 192 pages
Marvel Books
ISBN: 0785108343 |
$19.95
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| MARVEL
BOY |
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The
Marvel Knights Collection |
| by Grant Morrison & J.G. Jones |
Paperback: 144 pages
Marvel Books
ISBN: 0785107819 |
$15.95
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| "We`re always
being told that super hero books are nothing but adolescent power fantasies.
Fine. Here comes the ultimate adolescent power fantasy!" So speaks
Grant Morrison, writer of the runaway hit comic, MARVEL BOY.
But don't let the name fool
you: This Marvel Boy is no tights- wearing pushover. Just as
classic "Golden Age" characters of the late 1930's and 1940's were re-thought
and re-created in the "Silver Age" of the late 1950's and 1960's, so now
has this relic of the Cold War ben resurrected, re-designed, and totally
re-done |
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| He is Noh-Varr,
the youngest member of a diplomatic team of the alien Kree. After voyaging
for years, these alien super heroes reach Earth, only to be blown out of
the sky. Only Noh-Varr survives, and is captured and tortured by the mysterious
Midas Organization. Escaping, he vows vengeance on all mankind. But with
Morrison weaving this tale, don`t expect cliche superheroics or a squeaky
clean protagonist. Instead, get ready for Dr. Midas, a criminal billionaire
who`s so obsessed with Cosmic Rays that he bathes in them, Exterminatrix,
who arrives in issue #3 to make life heaven and hell for Marvel Boy, Hexus,
the Living Corporation, Bannermen, a trio of U.N. super soldiers whose
bodies are laced with adamantium and enhanced by gamma-rays and have we
talked about our ticked off protagonist yet?
The Marvel Style began with
the Sub-Mariner, says Morrison. And like Bill Everett's Prince Namor, I
wanted my hero to be an outcast, a fiery rebel with an appetite for righteous
mass destruction. Sounds like fun, doesn't it? |
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| MARVELS |
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| Written by Kurt Busiek & painted by Alex
Ross |
Paperback: 216 pages
Marvel Comics
ISBN: 0785100490 |
$19.95
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| Witness the
birth of the fantastic Marvel Universe from the inside. See the world's
greatest heroes in a different light, with a new awe and touch of fear.
For the first time experience the Marvel Universe from a whole new perspective--
yours! |
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The award-winning
saga that redefined the modern heroic tale, presented in stunning painted
format.
What happens when an average
reporter is suddenly faced with the appearance of strange, wonderful super-beings?
Witness the birth of the Marvel Universe through the eyes of everyman and
get ready to rediscover the illustrated medium. |
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TEAM-UP |
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Essential:
Volume One |
by Roy Thomas, Gil Kane, Sal Buscema,
& Mike Esposito, et al |
Paperback: 528 pages
Marvel Books
ISBN: 0785108289 |
$14.95
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| Spider-Man
and --?
The true appeal of the first
couple of years of this series was anticipating the wonderful match-ups,
catching the first glimpse of their covers, seeing Spider-Man (or sometimes
the Human Torch) teamed with another star of the Marvel Universe, both
of them in full-throated action-- such as the sight of Spider-Man battling
the Werewolf By Night on a bridge in San Fransicso. |
| The art on MARVEL
TEAM-UP was generally quite good, particularly as done by Gil Kane (see
his wonderful work with Captain America, Spider-Man and the Gray Gargoyle,
one of the best stories in the series). The stars tend to be the more famous
characters of the Marvel universe, with Human Torch occasionally sharing
the spotlight (as in the case of the classic Human Torch/Iceman dust-up)
but there are occasional appearance by some rarely-seen characters such
as Brother Voodoo. This is a must-have volume if you are in the mood for
a trip down Marvel's memory lane. Where else could one see Spider-Man and
the Ghost Rider battle the Orb, a villian whose head is one giant eye...?
Dimensions (in inches): 0.85 x 9.98 x 6.60
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| MARVEL X |
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Volume
One: EARTH X |
| by Alex Ross, Jim Krueger, & John Paul Leon |
Paperback: 388 pages
Marvel Books
ISBN: 078510755X |
$24.95
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| It started out
as just an exercise. Comic art painter extroardinnaire Alex Ross sketched
out some ideas of what some of the greatest Marvel super heroes-Spider-Man,
Captain America, the Incredible Hulk-would like in a grim possible future
where a terrible experiment has left all ordinary humans with super powers.
What would become of the heroes who had been set apart by their strange
abilities, which now seemed so commonplace? Thus was born Earth X, one
of the strangest and best selling Marvel projects in recent years. Ross'
visionary ideas were fleshed out by some of the industries top talents,
taking shape in a year-long epic that excited and thrilled comic fans everywhere,
and spawned a second series to debut later this year. |
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| In an outpost
on the Moon, the robot known as X-51 must watch the dark events as they
unfold on the Earth, relating them to the alien Watcher-charged with the
responsibility of recording all events on Earth-who has now been rendered
blind. We will encounter a Captain America whose cheerful idealism has
been replaced by a tight-lipped life of vengeance against his foe the Red
Skull; a Spider-Man who has given in to the excesses of middle age and
is now no different than the average man, except in his memories; and Reed
Richards, Mr. Fantastic of the Fantastic Four, the man responsible for
the mutation of all humanity, and who in penance now locks himself in the
armor of his defeated arch-nemesis, Dr. Doom.
Dark in mood, yet hopeful
in its themes of rebirth and redemption, Earth X is an epic tale told on
a global tapestry, with humanity itself at stake. |
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X |
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Volume
Two:
UNIVERSE
X |
| by Alex Ross, Brent Anderson, & Thomas
Yeates |
Paperback: 320 pages
Marvel Books
ISBN: 0785108858 |
$24.95
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Dimensions (in inches): 0.52 x 9.98 x 6.60
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