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All I Ever Needed to Know I Learned from Marvel Comics

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Teamwork makes the dream work. Actions always have consequences. Being a hero is about more than strength. Get inspired to conquer seemingly insurmountable challenges and accomplish feats beyond this realm with 50 life lessons drawn from the world’s most iconic superheroes and stories. The Avengers are... Read More
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"Get inspired to conquer seemingly insurmountable challenges and accomplish feats beyond this realm with 50 life lessons drawn from the world's most iconic superheroes and stories--featuring full-color art from 80 years of Marvel Comics"--

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Teamwork makes the dream work. Actions always have consequences. Being a hero is about more than strength.

Get inspired to conquer seemingly insurmountable challenges and accomplish feats beyond this realm with 50 life lessons drawn from the world’s most iconic superheroes and stories.

The Avengers are the ultimate team, showing that the hardest tasks can be accomplished with the help of others and that working together takes setting aside otherworldly egos for the good of the common goal (looking at you, Tony Stark).

In life, difficult decisions come with a price, even if you’re Spider-Man. Peter Parker shows that, whether your choice was right or wrong, it’s how you take responsibility that’s important.

As She-Hulk, Jennifer Walters definitely knows what it takes to win a fight. As helpful as brute strength can be, it’s rational thinking and determination that help you triumph in the end.

Whether in laughter or grieving, birth, or rebirth, we can all learn a thing or two about how to live heroically from the beloved and beleaguered heroes of Marvel Comics—no Vibranium shield or Asgardian hammer necessary.

Featuring full-colour art from 80 years of Marvel Comics!

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781637743546

Publisher: BenBella Books

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 06 May 2025

Country: United States

Imprint: Smart Pop

Illustration: 50 Illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 203.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 112

About the Author

Jenn Fujikawa is an author and content creator specializing in lifestyle and pop culture. She has created content for Disney, Lucasfilm, Marvel, Amy Poehler's Smart Girls, and more. Her recipes have been featured on Buzzfeed, LA Times, Food & Wine Magazine, and the cover of Food Network Magazine. Jenn was recently profiled in The New York Times, and is the author of The Official Parks and Recreation Cookbook, The Gudetama Cookbook, The I Love Lucy Cookbook: Classic Recipes Inspired by the Iconic TV Show, I Love Lucy: The Joys of Friendship, and the co-author of The Goldbergs Cookbook.

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