The Marvel Book New Edition

Expand Your Knowledge of the a Vast Comics Universe

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$30.00 US
On sale Aug 12, 2025 | 304 Pages | 9780593966891

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The fully updated and expanded edition of the bestselling The Marvel Book: a comprehensive guide to the vast, interconnected Marvel Comics Multiverse.

Featuring brand-new and updated character profiles alongside major Marvel Comics events, The Marvel Book: New Edition is the one reference book no fan should be without. Meticulously researched and expertly written, this expanded edition explores the amazingly diverse and exciting Marvel Comics Multiverse in staggering detail, offering everything you need to know in one beautiful package.

Immerse yourself in the expansive world of Marvel Comics:
  • Features 48 pages of new content from major Marvel Comics events, including X of Swords, Empyre, Heroes Reborn, Death of Doctor Strange, Devil's Reign, and Dark Web.
  • Iconic illustrations and artworks from Marvel Comics artists bring each entry to life.
  • A fresh new exploration of the franchise for Marvel fans, young and old.

The Marvel Book explores the key concepts, characters, and events that have defined and shaped Marvel Comics throughout the decades. This revealing and invaluable roadmap to a boundless comics universe is one that no Marvel fan will want to miss!

© 2025 MARVEL
Stephen "Win" Wiacek has worked in all areas of the comics industry since 1981, as a writer, artist, editor, and designer. He has taught and lectured on comics creation and production; and worked as a cartoonist, journalist, and consultant for TV and movies. From 1997–2007, he was chairman of the UK's professional body the Comics Creators Guild.

As a freelance copywriter and reviewer, he writes about comics for the DC Super Hero Collection, The Slings & Arrows Graphic Novel Guide, and for books such as The DC Book, The DC Comics Encyclopedia and DC Comics: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know, from Dorling Kindersley. In his spare time, he encourages people to change their reading habits on his
Now Read This graphic novel review blog (www.comicsreview.co.uk/nowreadthis). View titles by Stephen Wiacek

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The fully updated and expanded edition of the bestselling The Marvel Book: a comprehensive guide to the vast, interconnected Marvel Comics Multiverse.

Featuring brand-new and updated character profiles alongside major Marvel Comics events, The Marvel Book: New Edition is the one reference book no fan should be without. Meticulously researched and expertly written, this expanded edition explores the amazingly diverse and exciting Marvel Comics Multiverse in staggering detail, offering everything you need to know in one beautiful package.

Immerse yourself in the expansive world of Marvel Comics:
  • Features 48 pages of new content from major Marvel Comics events, including X of Swords, Empyre, Heroes Reborn, Death of Doctor Strange, Devil's Reign, and Dark Web.
  • Iconic illustrations and artworks from Marvel Comics artists bring each entry to life.
  • A fresh new exploration of the franchise for Marvel fans, young and old.

The Marvel Book explores the key concepts, characters, and events that have defined and shaped Marvel Comics throughout the decades. This revealing and invaluable roadmap to a boundless comics universe is one that no Marvel fan will want to miss!

© 2025 MARVEL

Author

Stephen "Win" Wiacek has worked in all areas of the comics industry since 1981, as a writer, artist, editor, and designer. He has taught and lectured on comics creation and production; and worked as a cartoonist, journalist, and consultant for TV and movies. From 1997–2007, he was chairman of the UK's professional body the Comics Creators Guild.

As a freelance copywriter and reviewer, he writes about comics for the DC Super Hero Collection, The Slings & Arrows Graphic Novel Guide, and for books such as The DC Book, The DC Comics Encyclopedia and DC Comics: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know, from Dorling Kindersley. In his spare time, he encourages people to change their reading habits on his
Now Read This graphic novel review blog (www.comicsreview.co.uk/nowreadthis). View titles by Stephen Wiacek

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