Classic Marvel Super Heroes: The Story of Marvel's Mightiest

by Peter Sanderson

Book Overview

Beautiful images - high impact. A great companion for any graphic artist. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0760785201
• ISBN13: 9780760785201
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Barnes and Noble Books
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Profiles of four of the best and most popular of the Marvel super heroes

The super heroes in the Marvel universe were designed with significant flaws, which makes them all the more appealing. Despite their great physical prowess, there were many times when their runaway emotional state rendered them incapable of functioning as a hero. However, their powers are overwhelming in the sense that they cannot be denied and so they are routinely forced back into the super hero business. Four of the greatest and most flawed of the Marvel heroes are profiled in this book. They are: *) Captain America *) Spider Man *) The Hulk *) Wolverine To the extent that it has been revealed in the magazines, the origin of their powers and their life to the point of receiving those powers is summarized. Emphasis is also placed on their weaknesses and how the interaction between those flaws and the environment of their personal life affects them. All of us are beset by personal doubts and seeing such doubts in people with mighty powers helps us to better cope with our personal problems. This is an excellent book about these four Marvel heroes and is a bit of therapy for the troubles in our lives.