Marvel Graphic Novels and Related Publications: An Annotated Guide to Comics, Prose Novels, Children's Books, Articles, Criticism and Reference Works, 1965-2005
by Weiner, Robert G.Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2008-03-14
Publisher(s): McFarland & Co Inc Pub
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Summary
This work provides an extensive guide for students, fans, and collectors of Marvel Comics. Focusing on Marvel's mainstream comics, the author provides a detailed description of each comic along with a bibliographic citation listing the publication's title, writers/artists, publisher, ISBN (if available), and a plot synopsis. One appendix provides a comprehensive alphabetical index of Marvel and Marvel-related publications to 2005, while two other appendices provide selected lists of Marvel-related game books and unpublished Marvel titles.
Author Biography
Robert G. Weiner is a reference librarian at the Mahon Library in Lubbock, Texas. His works have been published in the following journals: Journal of Popular Culture, Public Library Quarterly, Journal of American Culture and Popular Music and Society. He lives in Lubbock
Table of Contents
| Foreword | p. 1 |
| Background Highlights | |
| Graphic Novels and Literature, Then and Now | p. 5 |
| Marvel Comics, Then and Now | p. 11 |
| Marvel's Superheroes | |
| Major Characters, Teams, and Team-Ups | p. 19 |
| Minor Characters and Minor Character Combos | p. 131 |
| Special Volumes and Series | |
| Special Hardbacks and Marvel Masterworks | p. 151 |
| Marvel's Essential Series | p. 180 |
| Epic Comics Graphic Novels | p. 197 |
| Marvel and Marvel-Related Paperbacks | p. 215 |
| Selected Marvel Publications | |
| Marvel/DC Crossovers | p. 227 |
| Children's Books | p. 232 |
| Movies and Television | p. 245 |
| Classical, Esoteric, Historical, Music-Related, and Religious Works | p. 252 |
| Selected Marvel-Related Publications | |
| Prose Novels | p. 257 |
| Articles, Books, Guides, and Indexes | p. 282 |
| Children's Books | p. 305 |
| Scholarly Publications | p. 311 |
| Marvel and Marcel-Related Publications, 2005 | p. 325 |
| Selected Marvel-Related Game Books | p. 332 |
| Unpublished Books | p. 335 |
| Title Index | p. 337 |
| Artist and Author Index | p. 354 |
| Subject Index | p. 364 |
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