5/21/2023 0 Comments Sean howe marvelIt's very dull stuff and the minutiae of who worked on what book when has very esoteric appeal. So and so didn’t get on with so and so, they created this character in an afternoon, made this comic in a weekend, nobody gave a shit, blah blah blah. You definitely have to be deeply invested in the subject of Marvel Comics to enjoy this book because, wow, is there a ton of detail here! Most of it is pretty boring too. The best nonfiction books compel readers whether they’re interested in the subject matter or not Howe’s book is not that. It’s the company that gave us Captain America, Namor the Submariner, and The Human Torch in the Golden Age, and then, as Marvel Comics, the iconic characters: the Fantastic Four, the Incredible Hulk, Thor, Doctor Strange, Iron Man, the Avengers, the X-Men, and Spider-Man. Sean Howe’s Marvel Comics: The Untold Story is a comprehensive look at the company that was founded as Timely Comics in 1939, became Atlas Comics, and then eventually settled on Marvel Comics. They’re just things that interested me and might be interesting to others who haven’t read this, might not read this, but are into Marvel comics. These post-review comments are peripheral to the review, so I’ll keep them separate. I’m gonna do something a little different here: I’ll review the book properly first, then talk generally about what I read.
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