Marvel Expanding Universe Wall Chart

by Mallory, Michael

• ISBN13: 9780789399649
• ISBN10: 0789399644
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-09-29
• Publisher: Random House Inc

Summary

The Marvel universethat amazing, multiplanar realm inhabited by Spider-Man, Captain America, the X-Men, and other legendary Marvel Comics charactershas until now existed solely in a metaphoric state. For the first time, the scope and breadth of the entire Marvel universe is visible in a one-of-a-kind graphic representation. Marvel: The Expanding Universe Wall Chartpart decorative poster, part insightful history, part reference work, and part interactive funis unlike anything else in the literary marketplace. With contributions from the finest comic book artists of the last two centuries, this unique book and chart creates a pictorial tapestry of more than 300 Marvel Comics characters. With an interior expanding to 12 feet by 3 1?2 feet and custom, three-dimensional art on the cover, Marvel: The Expanding Universe Wall Chart will not only be cherished for its content, but it will also be a visually stunning addition to any Marvel fan's collection.

Author Biography

Michael Mallory is the author of X-Men: The Characters and Their Universe, Marvel: The Characters and Their Universe, and Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, as well as 400 magazine and newspaper articles that have chronicled a variety of popular culture topics ranging from film and television to animation and literature, which have appeared everywhere from Newsday to Soap Opera Digest. Internationally recognized as an authority on animation, he frequently appears on a host of radio and television venues, including E! Entertainment Television and the BBC. Michael is also an award-winning writer of fiction who has twice been nominated for the prestigious Pushcart Prize. He lives and works in Southern California.