Marvel Year by Year Updated and Expanded: A Visual History

The most comprehensive history of Marvel Comics ever published, Marvel Year by Year: A Visual History explores Marvel's fascinating story, decade by decade, year by year, month by month.

Chronologically documenting everything from the company's beginnings as Timely Comics in the late 1930s to the present day, this is the definitive account of Marvel Super Heroes and the company that created them. This incredible new edition is fully updated for 2017, with exciting new coverage of Thor, Captain America, and the hugely important Secret Wars.

Learn all about the birth of key Marvel Super Heroes from Wolverine and the X-Men, to Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk and the rest of the Avengers, plus Spider-Man, Daredevil and Silver Surfer. Discover all about their extraordinary comic book debuts, the geniuses that invented them, the crucial events behind their creation and their continuing influence on the world today via comic books, TV series and blockbuster movies.

Packed with stunning original comic book art and covers, Marvel Year by Year: A Visual History is the ultimate Marvel collector's piece that should be part of every comic book fan's collection.

Previous edition ISBN 9781409378884

2017 MARVEL

Stephen "Win" Wiacek has worked in all areas of the comics industry, as writer, artist, editor, puzzle and game designer, educator, journalist, and TV and movie consultant. Most recently, he has contributed to comics part-works (Marvel Fact Files and DC Super Hero Collection) and co-written Marvel Year by Year: Updated and Expanded; The Ultimate Marvel Guide, The DC Comics Encyclopedia and the forthcoming DC Comics: Absolutely Everything You Need To Know for Dorling Kindersley. His latest book, The Black Panther Ultimate Guide, is his first solo effort for DK.