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kitkat175's review
1.0
Definitely a read if you like the comics.
Personally I just felt like he was babbling on and on.
This book was just dragging for me.
Personally I just felt like he was babbling on and on.
This book was just dragging for me.
justin92's review
4.0
BLUF - Wouldn't have bought it if I had known what the book was about (real-world social commentary and not in-world story explanation) but it does do an amazing job of detailing the social commentary so if you are into the whys and hows the Marvel story happened the way it did, you should get this book.
Not really what I thought this was. This book ties all the Marvel titles together as the titles relate to the real world society that spawned them and the writers and drawers which created them. Very, very small portions of how the stories tie themselves into each is discussed. That's what I thought this book was supposed to be about. That portion is summarized in the appendix.
However, the book does deserve 4 stars because it delivers what the author really set out to do which was write about how Marvel ties into the world and people that created it. One thing I got tired of being reminded about was how most of Marvel's stories were built by and marketed to White, straight men. I did enjoy hearing about the female super heroes though, especially Linda Carter and thought the Marvel-Linda Carter story viewpoint was really awesome.
Not really what I thought this was. This book ties all the Marvel titles together as the titles relate to the real world society that spawned them and the writers and drawers which created them. Very, very small portions of how the stories tie themselves into each is discussed. That's what I thought this book was supposed to be about. That portion is summarized in the appendix.
However, the book does deserve 4 stars because it delivers what the author really set out to do which was write about how Marvel ties into the world and people that created it. One thing I got tired of being reminded about was how most of Marvel's stories were built by and marketed to White, straight men. I did enjoy hearing about the female super heroes though, especially Linda Carter and thought the Marvel-Linda Carter story viewpoint was really awesome.
naxxiin's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
4.75
This is for you. Old readers, new readers, readers not even interested in marvel. Try it out
zeekaygee's review
3.0
This was an enjoyable survey of Marvel comics with cool chapters listing important issues. Didn’t find more than that though.
angelofmine1974's review
informative
medium-paced
3.0
My review of this book can be found on my YouTube Vlog at:
https://youtu.be/OE4srNeEdts
Enjoy!
https://youtu.be/OE4srNeEdts
Enjoy!
duparker's review
3.0
Fun read. I am not a huge Marvel guy, so maybe I don't enjoy this as much as I might have. Well written and passionate. I like the chapter settings and then the appendix giving a summary of the full story.
rpych2's review
3.0
This is a product of the author somehow reading the vast majority of Marvel comics since the 1960s, which is just crazy when you think about it. And as a lover of Marvel comics and the MCU, I figured the week of The Eternals releasing in theaters would be a good time to pick this one up.
It was a pretty enjoyable read, it grouped together some famous editions by character or theme, as a way for people to know where to start. Unfortunately, the majority of the writing was just summing up the story of the comic, which was fine but I would’ve liked some expansion on that as well.
It was a pretty enjoyable read, it grouped together some famous editions by character or theme, as a way for people to know where to start. Unfortunately, the majority of the writing was just summing up the story of the comic, which was fine but I would’ve liked some expansion on that as well.