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| All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z, Vol. 1 | 
 enlarge | Author: Various
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Category: Book
List Price: $24.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 110763
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 240
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 10.5 x 6.9 x 0.7
ISBN: 0785130284
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.50973
EAN: 9780785130284
ASIN: 0785130284
Publication Date: March 26, 2008
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Product Description
The first in a twelve-volume series collecting every Offical Handbook of the Marvel Universe entry from 2004-2007 in alphabetical order! Fully updated and expanded, this deluxe edition covers all of Marvel's characters, teams, objects, events, and places - plus past, future, and alternate Earths!
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A lot of fun November 3, 2008
These books are custom-made for geeks: if the idea of alphabetically-ordered entries of comic book characters intrigues you, this is definitely for you. Each entry contains full color art with a detailed history and vital statistics. There's even a glossary in the back that defines important people, places and things in the Marvel Universe. The production value is top-notch, with a generous helping of color artwork and glossy pages.
If you're new to Marvel Comics, or you just want to keep up with what's going on, these books are great, and this volume is the place to start.
Brings me up to speed May 13, 2008
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
This 1st release is really, exceptionally well done: it covers characters from Abomination to Blackwing, and includes summaries of special time periods & events, like the moderately popular Age of Apocalypse.
Highlights here for me...
*Teams- A number of my favorites are in this 1st volume, including: Alpha Flight, All-Winners Squad, and Avengers.
*Mixed Characters- Varied & interesting; many I've never seen. Classic & new.
*Mixed Artwork- I absolutely love this mix of classic & newer character art. Fans of the '80s OHOTMU will be happy to see some of that artwork here, like pics for Absorbing Man & A.I.M with updated computer colors, while newer art styles are included, like Manga-esque styles & fully painted. The choices are often debatable: I actually prefer the '80s pic of Abomination by Byrne over this newer one. But overall, this broad mixing of styles is greatly appreciated.
*Inevitable Omissions- Over 500 characters from the '80s Deluxe Edition & '89 Update never made it into this newer effort. Not included in this 1st volume: Aguila; Angar the Screamer; Arkon; Arnim Zola; Asgard; Asgardians; Attuma; Balder; and Batroc's Brigade, among others. Still, the newer content is fresh & interesting.
I'm a huge '80s Marvel fan, and I still love the OHOTMUDE from '85 & '86. This newer, 2008 series is bringing me up to speed with all the changes since then, and it's somewhat surprising in what it covers. I actually recommend getting at least this 1st edition; it's not a waste of money, and it'll help you decide if you want future volumes.
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