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“Marvels is a giant leap forward, bringing us to a new plateau in the evolution of illustrated literature . . . these tales are a glowing tribute to what has gone before, and an inspiring presage of what is yet to come. [Busiek and Ross] have taken comics to the next level of entertainment by adding a dimension and a reality that have seldom, if ever, been seen in the medium. I’ve read these stories over and over, each time finding something new and surprising.” * Stan Lee, from his introduction to the 1994 paperback * “There have been many milestones in the history of Marvel Comics, and I’ve been here for a few of them. Now all of you can be here to look back through these pages, and mark a new turning point. You can remember that you were there when Marvels came out.” * John Romita Sr., from his afterword to the 1994 paperback * “Marvels (the graphic novel) and Marvels (the novelization of the graphic novel) are both filled with people who do incredible things. I’m currently most impressed with the incredible thing Steve Darnall did, adapting the graphic novel into prose, keeping so much of the brilliance of Kurt Busiek’s writing and Alex Ross’ visual imagery. Each book is a must-have if you loved the other.” * Mark Evanier, Kirby: King of Comics * “With the novelization of Marvels, Steve Darnall has pulled off something I would have thought impossible. He has made a coherent, fast-moving narrative out of the first forty years of the Marvel Comics Universe—and told the story in the voice of a non-super eyewitness, a New York newspaperman who gives us a human perspective on what it would be like to work and raise kids in a world filled with Avengers and X-Men. Marvels: The Novelization filters a modern mythology through the lens of a very mortal man. It is a mark of Darnall’s skill that, in the end, we care more about Phil Sheldon and his family than we do about Spider-Man and the Hulk.” * Bill Flanagan, author of Fifty in Reverse and A&R: A Novel *

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Steve Darnall first worked with Alex Ross when the two collaborated on a Human Torch story that served as the inspiration for the award-winning 1993 series Marvels. The two later worked together as writer and artist on the graphic novel Uncle Sam and the 2020 anthology Marvel. Darnall also served as a consultant on the movie Being the Ricardos and Ken Burns's documentary Country Music. He is the editor of Nostalgia Digest magazine and the host of two weekly radio shows dedicated to the golden age of radio. Alex Ross studied illustration at the American Academy of Art in Chicago, then honed his craft as a storyboard artist before entering the field of comics. His groundbreaking miniseries Marvels created a wider acceptance for painted comics. In 1996, he moved on to produce the equally successful Kingdom Come for DC Comics. At Abrams ComicArts, Ross is also the writer and artist of Fantastic Four: Full Circle (the award-winning national bestseller),The Alex Ross Marvel Comics Poster Book, The Alex Ross Marvel Comics Super Villains Poster Book, and Uncle Sam: Special Election Edition.

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