About this item
For 75 years the Marvel Superheroes have delighted readers with their larger-than-life, yet very human, heroics. More than simply comic book characters, the likes of Captain America, the Silver Surfer, Iron Man, and Doctor Strange, to name a few, have become part of the fabric of 20th century culture the mythology of the modern age.Marvel The Characters and Their Universe examines these legendary characters, focusing on their creation and charting their continuous evolution in the comic book pages as well as their translation into the world of mediafilm, television, animation, even video games and theme park attractionsand into the very core of popular culture.This lavishly illustrated volume features full color artwork and hundreds of photos from film and television productions, some of which have never before been published.
About the Author
Michael Mallory is an internationally-recognized authority on the subjects of film, animation and 20th century pop-culture, and the author of eleven nonfiction books, including "The Vampire Diaries: Unlocking the Secrets of Mystic Falls," "Marvel's Black Widow," "The Art of Krampus," "Universal Studios Monsters," and "Marvel: The Characters and their Universe. With the legendary American animation artist Iwao Takamoto he co-authored the memoirs "Iwao Takamoto: My Life With a Thousand Characters," and has written more than 600 magazine and newspaper articles that have been published worldwide. In the realm of fiction Mike writes the Amelia Watson mystery series, which include the novels "The Stratford Conspiracy" and "Murder in the Bath," and humorous mysteries featuring hapless Hollywood P.I. Dave Beauchamp. In addition he is the author of the stand-alone novels "The Mural" and "Death Walks Skid Row, and more than 140 short stories, mostly mystery. A former newscaster and actor, Mike lives and works in the Greater Los Angeles area.
