Marvel Comics in The 1980s

Name: Marvel Comics in The 1980s
ISBN: 9781605490595

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2015224 pagesTwoMorrows Publishing

Explore the dynamic decade of the 1980s for Marvel Comics, a period marked by significant creative shifts and iconic storytelling. This book delves into the contributions of key creators like John Byrne, Frank Miller, and Jim Shooter, examining how their work shaped the Marvel universe. Discover the historical context and critical reception of the era's most influential comic books and strips.

Avg. reading time: 4h 15m
Prose complexity: 7/10

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John Byrne

John Lindley Byrne (/bɜːrn/; born July 6, 1950) is a British-born American writer and artist of superhero comics. Since the mid-1970s, Byrne has worked on many major superheroes, with noted work on Marvel Comics' X-Men and Fantastic Four as well as the 1986 relaunch of DC Comics' Superman franchise, the first issue of which featured comics' first variant cover. Coming into the comics profession as penciller, inker, letterer and writer on his earliest work, Byrne began co-plotting the X-Men comic...

Frank Miller

An American comic book creator and film director best known for his dark, film noir-style comic book stories and graphic novels.

Jim Shooter

Jim Shooter is a key figure in Marvel Comics, known for shaping stories in Essential Avengers, Vol. 7, The Private War of Dr. Doom, and Champions Classic. He also wrote Spider-Man and Kitty Pryde, and chronicled the era in Marvel Comics in The 1980s.

Pierre Comtois

Pierre Comtois is the author of Marvel Comics in The 1980s. He offers readers a close look at a defining period for the comic book publisher. His work provides valuable context for fans of comic history.

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