The Avengers

Name: The Avengers
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9780143135791
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By Stan Lee

Series: Penguin Classics Marvel Collection

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The Avengers by Stan Lee is a graphic novel that brings together iconic superheroes like Iron Man, Thor, and the Hulk as they unite to face a common threat. Working as a team for the first time, these diverse and powerful characters must learn to coordinate their efforts against formidable adversaries. The story is filled with action, teamwork, and the complexities of merging individual skills to save the world.
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You might enjoy this graphic novel if you love epic battles between iconic superheroes and thrilling storytelling. With legendary characters brought to life by Stan Lee, this book captures action, heroism, and the dynamic interplay of a classic superhero team facing formidable challenges. It's a must-read for enthusiasts of Marvel's universe and fans of imaginative, visually captivating adventures.

The Avengers

"This unique collection gathers key issues from the first few years of the series. A foreword by Leigh Bardugo, a scholarly introduction and apparatus by Josâe Alaniz, and a general series introduction by Ben Saunders offer further insight into the enduring significance of The Avengers and classic Marvel comics"--

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The Penguin Classics Marvel Collection presents the origin stories, seminal tales, and characters of the Marvel Universe to explore Marvel's transformative and timeless influence on an entire genre of fantasy.

This collection includes The Avengers #1-4, 9, 16, 26, 28, 44, 57, 58, 71, 74, and 83. It is impossible to imagine American popular culture without Marvel Comics. For decades, Marvel has published groundbreaking visual narratives that sustain attention on multiple levels — as metaphors for the experience of difference and otherness; as meditations on the fluid nature of identity; and as high-water marks in the artistic tradition of American cartooning, to name a few.

Starting in 1961, Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, and their collaborators transformed the Super Hero genre with a series of new creations, including the Incredible Hulk, the Mighty Thor, and the Invincible Iron Man. In 1963, Lee and Kirby brought these characters together for the first time in a new magazine called The Avengers — adding a resurrected Captain America shortly after. Over time, the Avengers' roster would frequently change, mirroring transformations in the Marvel Universe and the society that it reflected. This unique collection gathers key issues from the first few years of the series.

A foreword by Leigh Bardugo, a scholarly introduction and apparatus by Jose Alaniz, and a general series introduction by Ben Saunders offer further insight into the enduring significance of The Avengers and classic Marvel comics.

Series: Penguin Classics Marvel Collection

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The Avengers by Stan Lee is celebrated as a groundbreaking work in comics representation. It is lauded for providing insightful introductory essays and comprehensive analyses, accompanied by extensive bibliographies. The book, considered a classic by multiple generations, is praised for its vibrant reproduction of sixties comics, capturing the essence of the originals with updated presentation.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780143135791

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 12 September 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Classics

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 25.0mm

Width: 180.0mm

Height: 252.0mm

Weight: 917g

Pages: 400

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Biography & Memoir Fiction Graphic Novels Penguin Books Penguin Classics Series: Penguin Classics Marvel Collection Stan Lee

About the Author

Stan Lee (1922- 2018) and Jack Kirby made comic book history in 1961 with The Fantastic Four #1. Lee oversaw the creations for over a decade before handing over the editorial reins at Marvel to others. Jack Kirby (1917-1994) cocreated Captain America with Joe Simon in 1940. Over the next decade, Kirby and Stan Lee would introduce new characters that formed the foundation of the Marvel Universe. Roy Thomas (1940- ) scripted Amazing Spider-Man, Avengers, Daredevil, Doctor Strange, Sub-Mariner, Thor, and X-Men. In 1972, he succeeded Stan Lee as Marvel's editor-in-chief. John Buscema (1927-2002) followed his long run on The Avengers with the first Silver Surfer series. Sal Buscema penciled Captain America, Defenders, and Incredible Hulk. His 1970s work ranged from Ms. Marvel to Sub-Mariner. Leigh Bardugo is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Ninth House and the creator of the Grishaverse (a Netflix original series) which spans the Shadow and Bone trilogy, the Six of Crows duology, and the King of Scars duology. Jose Alaniz, professor at the University of Washington, Seattle, has published several works on comics history. Ben Saunders is a professor at the University of Oregon. He has curated museum exhibitions of comics art, including Marvel- Universe of Super Heroes.