IT'S A CELEBRATION OF THE MARVEL AGE OF COMICS - AND YOU ARE INVITED!
This massive commemorative issue includes contributions from some of the most storied creators in Marvel history, as well as a few surprises, as the classic days of Marvel are explored in depth!
J. Michael Straczynski and Kaare Andrews create the Marvel Universe in a backyard!
Dan Slott and Michael Allred depict a crucial turning point for Captain Marvel!
Rainbow Rowell and Jamie McKelvie explore the blossoming relationship between Cyclops and Jean Grey!
The original Human Torch finds his purpose thanks to Mark Waid and Alessandro Cappuccio!
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A celebration for all things classic Marvel, Marvel Age #1000 presents a series of back-to-basics style stories that will remind you why you love some of these characters so much. Read Full Review
Marvel Age #1000 explores the breadth and depth of the Marvel universe. Stories touch upon every era to ponder the company's strengths and why its heroes endure. Read Full Review
A fun little story that showcases some of the great creators of the Marvel universe. Read Full Review
There's nothing particularly game-changing in Marvel Age#1000, but that is hardly a fair critique. The book is not attempting to rewrite the history of Marvel Comics. Instead, it serves as an adequate and enjoyable dive into Marvel's earliest years. The book is a charming glance into a distant past, and it's fun to take another look at Marvel before these characters went through hell. Read Full Review
Marvel Age #1000 is just the sort of thing youd expect from Marvel. Stacked with some amazing talent, a veritable whos who, but what we got was some decent to amazing, with the majority being just good. Which is all a fan could have asked for really. Read Full Review
It's always tough to judge, but even with the issue's high points, it doesn't quite feel like ten dollars worth of comic book. Read Full Review
This is well, well worth a look. Especially that last story. What a heartwarmer.
I have no idea what excuse Marvel is using to justify this giant-numbered anthology. And it doesn't really matter; the strips inside are strong enough to justify themselves.
They're all at least decent, and mostly pretty saccharine, but genuine creator enthusiasm makes them engaging. The art in particular is top-tier across the board.
My favorites are the Jean/Scott strip (I'll read anything that gets 14 pages of Marguerite Sauvage art, and it being a Rainbow Rowell romance is a big bonus), the Daredevil strip (It's a solid execution of a clever idea about how Matt's powers developed), and of course the sappiest of all, the final strip with Stan and Jack and Steve. Sappy it may be, but it knows exactly where my heartst more
It's not bad. Some stories are better than others.
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