{"product_id":"fantastic-four-paperback-1","title":"Fantastic Four - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStan Lee\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJack Kirby\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJerry Craft\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe 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\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Collects \u003ci\u003eFantastic Four #1\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e 2\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e 3\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e 4\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e 5\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e 10\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e 11\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e 48\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e 49\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e 50\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e 51\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFantastic Four Annual #6\u003c\/i\u003e. 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Throughout the 1960s, the Fantastic Four doubled as the flagship title and the creative laboratory of the Marvel Universe. Stan Lee and Jack Kirby introduced dozens of new characters and concepts in its pages, while expanding the emotional bandwidth and visual vocabulary of the Super Hero genre with every issue. This collection gathers some key tales from Lee and Kirby's lengthy tenure--from their first experiments in generic hybridity to the remarkable fusion of the cosmic and the quotidian that is the \"The Galactus Trilogy.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A foreword by Jerry Craft and scholarly introductions and apparatus by Ben Saunders offer further insight into the enduring significance of the Fantastic Four and classic Marvel comics.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWriter-editor \u003cb\u003eStan Lee\u003c\/b\u003e (1922- 2018) and artist Jack Kirby made comic book history in 1961 with \u003ci\u003eThe Fantastic Four \u003c\/i\u003e#1. The suc­cess of its new style inspired Lee and his many collaborators to de­velop a number of Super Heroes, including, with Jack Kirby, the Incredible Hulk and the X-Men; with Steve Ditko, the Amazing Spider-Man and Doctor Strange; and with Bill Everett, Daredevil. Lee oversaw the adventures of these creations for more than a decade before handing over the editorial reins at Marvel to others and focusing on developing Marvel's properties in other media. For the remainder of his long life, he continued to serve as a creative figure­head at Marvel and as an ambassador for the comics medium as a whole. In his final years, Lee's signature cameo appearances in Marvel's films established him as one of the world's most famous faces. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Born Jacob Kurtzberg in 1917 to Jewish-Austrian parents on New York's Lower East Side, \u003cb\u003eJack Kirby\u003c\/b\u003e came of age at the birth of the American comic book industry. Horrified by the rise of Nazism, Kirby co-created the patriotic hero Captain America with Joe Simon in 1940. Cap's exploits on the comic book page entertained millions of American readers at home and inspired US troops fight­ing the enemy abroad. Kirby's partnership with Simon continued throughout the 1940s and early '50s; together, they produced com­ics in every popular genre, from Western to romance. In 1958, Kirby began his equally fruitful collaboration with writer- editor Stan Lee, and in 1961 the two men co-created the foundational text of the modern Marvel Universe: \u003ci\u003eThe Fantastic Four\u003c\/i\u003e. Over the next de­cade, Kirby and Lee would introduce a mind- boggling array of new characters-- including the Avengers, the Hulk, Thor, Iron Man, the Silver Surfer, and the X-Men. Kirby's groundbreaking work with Lee formed the foundation of the Marvel Universe. In the early 1970s, Kirby moved to DC Comics, where he created his intercon­nected Fourth World series, as well as freestanding titles such as \u003ci\u003eThe Demon\u003c\/i\u003e. He returned to Marvel in 1975, writing and illustrat­ing \u003ci\u003eThe Black Panther\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCaptain America\u003c\/i\u003e, and introducing series such as \u003ci\u003eDevil Dinosaur\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Eternals\u003c\/i\u003e. Kirby died in 1994. Today, he is generally regarded as one of the most important and influential creators in the history of American comics. His work has inspired multiple generations of writers, artists, designers, and film­makers, who continue to explore his vast universe of concepts and characters. He was an inaugural inductee into the Eisner Hall of Fame in 1987. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eBen Saunders \u003c\/b\u003eis a professor of English at the University of Oregon. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eDesiring Donne: Poetry, Sexuality, Interpreta­tion \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eDo the Gods Wear Capes?: Spirituality, Fantasy, and Su­perheroes\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as numerous critical essays on subjects ranging from the writings of Shakespeare to the recordings of Little Richard. He has also curated several museum exhibitions of comics art, in­cluding the record- breaking, multimedia touring show \u003ci\u003eMarvel: Uni­verse of Super Heroes\u003c\/i\u003e-- a retrospective exploring the artistic and cultural impact of Marvel Comics from 1939 to the present. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eJerry Craft\u003c\/b\u003e is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author and illustrator of the graphic novels \u003ci\u003eNew Kid\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eClass Act. New Kid\u003c\/i\u003e is the winner of the 2020 John Newbery Medal for the most outstanding contribution to children's literature. In addition, \u003ci\u003eNew Kid\u003c\/i\u003e was awarded the Kirkus Prize for Young Readers' Literature. He is also the recipient of the Coretta Scott King Author Award for the most outstanding work by an African American writer.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.02 x 9.76 x 6.85 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 12, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47210170417401,"sku":"9780143135838","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/wO_9Bmof2T9780143135838_7e275c41-6117-45e9-8f42-969cc76a2a36.webp?v=1768072171","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/fantastic-four-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}