Synopsis

The Penguin Classics Marvel Collection presents the origin stories, seminal tales, and characters of the Marvel Universe to explore Marvel's transformative and timeless influence on an entire genre of fantasy Collects X-Men #1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 14, 15, 16, 38, 41, 42, 44, 45, and 46. It is impossible to imagine American popular culture without Marvel Comics. For decades, Marvel has published groundbreaking visual narratives that sustain attention on multiple levels- as metaphors for the experience of difference and otherness; as meditations on the fluid nature of identity; and as high-water marks in the artistic tradition of American cartooning, to name a few. The seeds of a pop-cultural phenomenon were sown with the launch of the first X-Men comic in 1963, at the height of "the Marvel Revolution," under the creative team of Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. The title was bookended by some of the best Super Hero comics of that era; the first issue established a creative formula that continues to inspire contemporary creators, while the final issues remain acclaimed for the groundbreaking artwork of Neal Adams. This collection gathers several key tales from the original run of the classic X-Men series. A foreword by Rainbow Rowell and scholarly introductions and apparatus by Ben Saunders offer further insight into the enduring significance of the X-Men and classic Marvel comics.

About The Author

Stan Lee (1922- 2018) and artist Jack Kirby made comic book history in 1961 with The Fantastic Four #1. Lee oversaw the creations for over a decade before handing over the editorial reins at Marvel to others. Jack Kirby (1917-1994) cocreated with Joe Simon Captain America in 1940. Over the next decade, Kirby and Stan Lee would introduce new characters that formed the foundation of the Marvel Universe. Roy Thomas (1940- ) scripted Amazing Spider-Man, Avengers, Daredevil, Doctor Strange, Sub-Mariner, Thor, and X-Men. In 1972, he succeeded Stan Lee as Marvel's editor-in-chief. Werner Roth (1921-1973) replaced Kirby as penciller on the X_x2011_Men, and drew Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane for DC. Don Heck (1929-1995) with Lee, Kirby, and Larry Lieber launched Iron Man and co_x2011_created the supporting cast including Pepper Potts, Happy Hogan, the Black Widow, Hawkeye, and the Mandarin. Neal Adams (1941- ) had runs on Marvel's X_x2011_Men and Avengers, and acclaimed collaborations on Batman and Green Lantern/Green Arrow for DC. Rainbow Rowell is the award_x2011_winning, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Eleanor & Park, Fangirl, Landline, Attachments, and the Simon Snow Trilogy. She has written monthly Runaways and She_x2011_Hulk comics for Marvel. Ben Saunders is a professor of at the University of Oregon. He has curated several museum exhibitions of comics art.

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