Updated edition of this complete A-Z of Marvel characters created in full collaboration with Marvel Comics.

Celebrate 70 years of Marvel Comics with The Marvel Encyclopedia! Fully updated with new images and text, this one-volume encyclopedia contains more than 1,000 of Marvel's greatest-from well-known characters such as Spider-Man, the Hulk and Wolverine to lesser known heroes and villains.

With its ravishing illustrations and entries of more than 1,000 characters, this large-scale hardcover promises to be the ultimate reference work on the Marvel universe. The Marvel Encyclopedia couldn’t be more authoritative: Its A-to-Z text was written by a team of Marvel comic book writers. Spectacular artwork jumps out at you from every page while sidebars and fact files provide essential story lines and superhero traits and histories.

An essential book both for new fans and for those who grew up loving the comics, The Marvel Encyclopedia is full of artwork, stats, and history for every character in the Marvel Universe. Updates on characters include information from the story arcs of Civil War and Annihilation, and brings fans up to date with the aftermath of Secret Invasion.

Age 10 to adults.