{"product_id":"9780061992117","title":"Marvel Comics: The Untold Story","description":"\u003cp\u003e“Sean Howe’s history of Marvel makes a compulsively readable, riotous and heartbreaking version of my favorite story, that of how a bunch of weirdoes changed the world…That it’s all true is just frosting on the cake.”\u003cbr\u003e—Jonathan Lethem\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Exhaustively researched and artfully assembled, this book is a historical exploration, a labor of love, and a living illustration of how the weirdest corners of the counterculture can sometimes become the culture-at-large.”\u003cbr\u003e— Chuck Klosterman\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the early 1960s, Marvel Comics introduced a series of bright-costumed superhero characters—including Iron Man, the Hulk, Thor, the X-Men, the Fantastic Four, Daredevil, and the Amazing Spider-Man—that would evolve into a modern American mythology for millions of readers. Over the last half-century, these characters have been passed along among generations of brilliant editors, artists, and writers who struggled with commercial mandates, a fickle audience, and, over matters of credit and control, one another. Written by Sean Howe, former comic book reviewer and editor at \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMarvel Comics: The Untold Story\u003c\/i\u003e is a gripping narrative of one of the most extraordinary, beloved, and beleaguered pop cultural entities in America’s history. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47007918063856,"sku":"9780061992117","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780061992117_p0.jpg?v=1763625609","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780061992117","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}