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Marvel Studios Character Encyclopedia Updated Edition

By Adam Bray and Kelly Knox
Marvel
Series: Marvel
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Updated edition with four more years of characters from new Marvel Cinematic Universe movies and TV series. Who's your favourite character from the Marvel Cinematic Universe? Whether you like Super Heroes or villains, the movies or TV series, learn all about them in this updated edition!... Read More
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Updated edition with four more years of characters from new Marvel Cinematic Universe movies and TV series.

Who's your favourite character from the Marvel Cinematic Universe? Whether you like Super Heroes or villains, the movies or TV series, learn all about them in this updated edition!

Now including more than 200 characters from Black Panther and Ms. Marvel to Iron Man and Shang-Chi, Marvel Studios Character Encyclopedia Updated Edition is any young fan's go-to guide to find out all about the heroes, villains, spies, school kids, scientists, aliens, inventors, and others in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Discover their strengths, super-powers, friends, allies, weapons, epic battles, and much more.

Dive into the action with 90 new pages covering characters from recent movies and Disney+ series, including Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Shang-Chi and The Legend of the Ten Rings, Doctor Strange in The Multiverse of Madness, Black Widow, Thor: Love and Thunder, Ms. Marvel, WandaVision, Loki, The Falcon and The Winter Soldier, Hawkeye, Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania, and Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780241650776

Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 04 April 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: DK Children

Audience: General / adult, Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 190.0mm

Height: 240.0mm

Weight: 883g

Pages: 240

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Adam Bray Arts & Culture Children's Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Kelly Knox Marvel Penguin Books Series: Marvel

About the Author

Kelly Knox is a freelance entertainment writer in the Seattle area and the author of Marvel Studios- Be More Spider-Man, Star Wars- Be More Obi-Wan, and Marvel Monsters. She contributes to the official websites for franchises like Star Wars, DC Comics, and Marvel Comics. She also writes for pop culture reporting sites including Nerdist and IGN. Kelly specializes in entertainment news and features and creating original DIY and craft projects for all ages.

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