Marvel's super-sized "Adamantium Collection"-style format continues, shining a well-deserved spotlight on a true Marvel classic! Within the Marvel Universe, heroes soar high in the skies, ready to battle the villains who threaten their world. Yet living in the shadow of these extraordinary icons are ordinary men and women, who view the "Marvels" with a mixture of fear, disbelief, envy and admiration. Among them is Phil Sheldon, a New York City photojournalist who dedicates his career to covering the exploits of the Marvels and their effect on humankind. A richly painted historical overview of the entire Marvel Universe, Marvels spans the 1939 debut of the Human Torch to the fearsome coming of the world-devouring Galactus, culminating in the shocking death of Gwen Stacy, Spider-Man's first love. Plus: an extensive and gorgeous Alex Ross art gallery!

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Kurt Busiek is the New York Times bestselling author of ASTRO CITY, MARVELS, ARROWSMITH, SHOCKROCKETS and dozens of other comics, including such well-known titles as SUPERMAN, IRON MAN and AVENGERS, and his own creations, including THUNDERBOLTS, THE WIZARD'S TALE, TOOTH & CLAW, SUPERSTAR and more.

He's won over two dozen industry awards, including the coveted Eisner Award for Best New Series, Best Series, Best Single Issue and more, and the Harvey Award for Best Writer, Best Series and others. He even won Wizard Awards for Comics' Greatest Moment...twice.

Born in Boston, he now makes his home somewhere in the vast Pacific Northwest, with his wife, two children and a Welsh corgi.

On the web:

busiek.com

twitter.com/kurtbusiek

https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Official-Kurt-Busiek-Page/201264465828

http://kurtbusiek.tumblr.com

Nelson Alexander "Alex" Ross (born January 22, 1970) is an American comic book writer/artist known primarily for his painted interiors, covers, and design work. He first became known with the 1994 miniseries Marvels, on which he collaborated with writer Kurt Busiek for Marvel Comics. He has since done a variety of projects for both Marvel and DC Comics, such as the 1996 miniseries Kingdom Come, which Ross co-wrote. Since then he has done covers and character designs for Busiek's series Astro City, and various projects for Dynamite Entertainment. His feature film work includes concept and narrative art for Spider-Man and Spider-Man 2, and DVD packaging art for the M. Night Shyamalan film, Unbreakable. He has done covers for TV Guide, promotional artwork for the Academy Awards, posters and packaging design for video games, and his renditions of superheroes have been merchandised as action figures.

Bio from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Photo by Ruby Bradford [CC BY-SA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons.