{"product_id":"the-avengers-heroes-icons-assembled-9780789344199","title":"The Avengers: Heroes, Icons, Assembled","description":"\u003cb\u003eA nerdy insider's celebration of the Avengers' seminal comic book stories, including the team's origin, the most significant storylines, and their presence as pop cultural icons.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Avengers\u003c\/i\u003e explores the phenomenon of one of Marvel Comics' most popular super hero teams and the most significant and influential Avengers stories, and includes relevant spinoffs and ancillary comic book characters and events. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFramed by a longtime comic book industry insider and told using hundreds of comic book images, variant covers, and Marvel Cinematic Universe storyboards and concept art, this book recounts the Avengers' essential stories: from the team's origins with Iron Man, Thor, the Hulk, Ant-Man, and the Wasp; to their most iconic battles; to alternate lineups including the Dark Avengers and the West Coast Avengers; and how the Avengers are powerful and relevant in today's comic book (and super hero film) culture. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith more than three hundred Avengers illustrations, beginning with their inception in the early 1960s to present-day treatments of the group, \u003ci\u003eThe Avengers\u003c\/i\u003e is sure to appeal to new fans looking for a great place to start learning about Earth's Mightiest Heroes, to megafans, and to Marvel collectors alike. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e(c) 2023 MARVEL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRich Johnson\u003c\/b\u003e is a longtime comic book industry mainstay; Johnson spent time as a VP with DC Comics, VP of Lion Forge Press, has been an Eisner Awards judge and founded, and was co-Publishing Director of manga imprint Yen Press. Johnson also co-edited the critically acclaimed graphic novel \u003ci\u003eCOVID Chronicles: A Comics Anthology\u003c\/i\u003e, named one of the best graphic novels of 2021 by the\u003ci\u003e Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMark Waid\u003c\/b\u003e is a celebrated comic book writer best-known recently for \u003ci\u003eAll-New, All-Different Avengers\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Rizzoli Universe","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50641591763218,"sku":"9780789344199","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ea767c56-ad05-45c1-a97e-9df8dcf318e7.jpg?v=1733025724","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-avengers-heroes-icons-assembled-9780789344199","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}