The Marvel Super Heroes are back in Marvel Classic Black Light Collectible Poster Portfolio Volume 2 (Abrams ComicArts; October 18, 2022; U.S. $125.00; Keepsake Box). Fans will light up with this second volume of the psychedelic, collectible portfolio featuring 12 frameable black-light posters of celebrated Marvel Comics characters such as Spider-Man, Captain Marvel, Captain America, Doctor Strange, and Black Bolt, illustrated by legendary artists including Jack Kirby, John Romita Sr., Gil Kane, and more. Included in this second volume are 12 additional rare images from the original series of 24 posters, which were first printed in 1971 by Marvel Comics and the famed black-light publisher Third Eye, Inc.
The portfolio also features a brief history of Third Eye and their Marvel Comics black-light publishing program by historian and former Marvel Editor in Chief Roy Thomas, along with images of the original comic book art featured on the posters. This vibrant, far-out collection is perfect for fans who are looking to brighten their lives.
About the Author
Roy Thomas has been a comic book writer and editor since 1965, primarily for Marvel Comics and DC Comics. Inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 2011, he currently edits Alter Ego magazine and writes the online Tarzan strips and the occasional comic book. Thomas is also the author of two definitive histories for Taschen—75 Years of Marvel Comics: From the Golden Age to the Silver Screen and The Stan Lee Story. He lives in rural South Carolina.
About the Book
Marvel Classic Black Light Collectible Poster Portfolio Volume 2
By Marvel Entertainment
Introduction by Roy Thomas
Abrams ComicArts / October 18, 2022
U.S. $125.00 / CAN $157.00
Keepsake box
12 color posters / 20 x 30″ each / 8 page full-color booklet
ISBN: 978-1-4197-6336-6
About ABRAMS
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About Marvel Entertainment
Marvel Entertainment, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, is one of the world’s most prominent character-based entertainment companies, built on a proven library of more than 8,000 characters featured in a variety of media for over eighty years. Marvel utilizes its character franchises in entertainment, licensing, publishing, games, and digital media.
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