Book Business' The Best We Read 2012
We asked staff and contributors to tell us about the best books they read in the last year.
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Peter Beisser, Contributor
Marvel Comics: The Untold Story, By Sean Howe (Harper, 2012)
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This tale of the popular funny book company bursts off the page as an epic story akin to the struggles between its heroes and villains. With the success of today’s film franchises launched from Marvel’s lengthy list of valuable intellectual property, it’s easy to forget where it all began—in the pages of their comic books. Sean Howe tells this 70-year story with an energetic “Pow.” What starts off with the oft-repeated tales of Marvel’s origins becomes a compelling read once Howe rolls past the 1960s. He exposes Marvel’s editorial upheavals, exploitations of creators, bankruptcy and revival. Sad and riveting.
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