About this item
With extensive backstories and comic lore, this lively, detailed book explores the characters, storylines, and facts every Avengers fan should know. This guide covers the history of how the group went from Justice League knockoff to billion-dollar franchise; the history of Ultron, Thanos, and the Infinity Gauntlet; and the series’ seminal storylines, writers, and artists. It includes information on everyone’s favorite Avengers, including Iron Man, Thor, Hulk, Captain America, Hawkeye, and Black Widow, as well as members of the Secret Avengers and the New Avengers. Author Daniel Casey has collected every essential piece of Avengers knowledge and trivia, including why the Avengers went out for shawarma, as well as must-do activities, such as how to make the most of your Comic-Con experience and how to properly preserve your comic book collection, and ranks them all, providing an entertaining and easy-to-follow checklist for fans of all ages.
About the Author
Dan Casey was born and raised outside of Boston, and graduated from Tufts University with a degree in Japanese history. Now he lives in Los Angeles, where he is the senior editor for Nerdist. His work has also appeared on TOKYOPOP, StarWars.com, McSweeney's Internet Tendency, AMC Movie Talk, ABC News Radio, TYT's Nerd Alert, FOX News' Tech Take, and more. He also co-hosts the Today We Learned podcast on the Nerdist Podcast Network. Last, but not least, he has no sense of smell. He is still waiting on his handicapped parking sticker, to no avail.
