EAN: 9780143135784

THE AVENGERS - STAN LEE JACK KIRBY ROY THOMAS D...

The Penguin Classics Marvel Collection presents the origin stories  seminal tales  and
characters of the Marvel Universe to explore Marvel s transformative and timeless influence on
an entire genre of fantasy Collects The Avengers #1-4  9  16  26  28  44  57  58  71  74  and
83. 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. 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 resurrected 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 and apparatus by José Alaniz  and a general series
introduction by Ben Saunders offer further insight into the enduring significance of The
Avengers and classic Marvel comics.

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