Best Selling Books by Don Heck

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 The Avengers #1-4, 9, 16, 26, 28, 44, 57, 58, 71, 74, and 83. 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. Starting in 1961, Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, and their collaborators transformed the Super Hero genre with a series of new creations, including the Incredible Hulk, the Mighty Thor, and the Invincible Iron Man. In 1963, Lee and Kirby brought these characters together for the first time in a new magazine called The Avengers—adding a resurrected Captain America shortly after. Over time the Avengers’ roster would frequently change, mirroring transformations in the Marvel Universe and the society that it reflected. This unique collection gathers key issues from the first few years of the series. A foreword by Leigh Bardugo, a scholarly introduction and apparatus by José Alaniz, and a general series introduction by Ben Saunders offer further insight into the enduring significance of The Avengers and classic Marvel comics.

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.

Entra in scena Tony Stark, miliardario, playboy e inventore di tecnologie avveniristiche. Direttamente dall’inventiva di Stan Lee e dalla verve grafica di Don Heck, arriva il primo ciclo di storie dedicato a Iron Man, che ripercorrerà il biennio 1963-1964, raccogliendo le classiche avventure scritte da Stan Lee e disegnate dal mitico Don Heck. Protagonisti di questi episodi che hanno fondato l’Universo Marvel troviamo personaggi del calibro della Dinamo Cremisi, di Dottor Strange, di Capitan America, di Occhio di Falco e del mitico avversario di Iron Man: il Mandarino.

Journey into horror and the macabre with this compilation published by Comic Media. Comic Media was a comic book company owned by Allen Hardy that existed in the 1950s. Its titles were mainly action/adventure, western, and horror. Its most notable character was Johnny Dynamite, created by Pete Morisi. The main artist across it''s titles was Don Heck, who in 1955 would be recruited by Stan Lee to Atlas Comics; what would become Marvel Comics. Don went on to be one of the architects of what became known as "The Marvel Age of Comics," along with the legendary Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, and Dick Ayers. While there Don co-created Iron Man, Hawkeye, and Black Widow. This compilation contains stories from four issues.

La Visione. Un androide almeno a prima vista freddo e irreprensibile, oltre che indistruttibile grazie alle sue capacità sovrumane. Scarlet. Una strega mutante con l’abilità di influire sul campo probabilistico. Il loro amore, e la loro unione, sembrano improbabili anche con i poteri di lei, eppure nel 1975 si sono sposati, cominciando una vita coniugale poi durata molti anni che ha reso la Visione e Scarlet una delle coppie più amate dell’Universo Marvel. Testi di Bill Mantlo (Incredible Hulk) e Steve Englehart (Captain America), disegni di Rick Leonardi (Spider-Man 2099) e Don Heck, il cocreatore di Iron Man. [CONTIENE GIANT-SIZE AVENGERS (1974) #4 E THE VISION AND THE SCARLET WITCH (1982) #1-4]