Overview
The second book in Abramsā Marvel Arts line, featuring the art of the multi-award-winning, bestselling beloved Mutts creator Patrick McDonnell and the greatest super heroes of the Marvel Universe.
āThe Super Heroās Journey is a genuinely moving treatise on the inspiration we can take from others, and an antidote for cynicism.ā āAlex Ross, Fantastic Four: Full Circle
"McDonnellās unexpected conceit flies high and makes a perfect landing.ā ā Publishers Weekly [Starred Review]
āA love letter to Marvel comics.āāNEWSARAMA
"A philosophical and spiritual look back at the Silver Age comics heroes that inspired him, McDonnellās weaves his own path to cartooning by intersecting his own art and renditions of Marvelās classic heroes with the original, iconic artwork of their comics, as the likes of Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, and Steve Ditkoās works weaves throughout McDonnellās history.āāio9
"McDonnell's graphic novel is a love letter to both Marvel's legendary creators and the valuable lessons found within their stories." āĀ Screenrant
āInspiration, fun, and joy are to be found a plentyĀ in Patrick McDonnellās all-new The Super Hero's Journey.āāAIPT Comics
āThe Super Hero's Journey combines McDonnell's iconic cartooning style with work from legendary Marvel artists like Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, and Don Heck to tellĀ a story about positivity that's as biographical and spiritual as it is action-packed and bombastic.āāCBR
āAĀ profound and moving reading experience.āāFORCES OF GEEK
āCombining the magic of Jack Kirby, Stan Lee, and Steve Ditko with the lessons of the Dalai Lama, Patrick McDonnellās metatextualĀ The Super Hero's JourneyĀ isĀ a unique addition to the graphic novel medium.āāCONSKIPPER
āAĀ gorgeousĀ graphic celebration of Marvel Comics [ā¦] What makesĀ The Super Hero's JourneyĀ stand out is the way McDonnell marries the biographical elements of Lee, Kirby, and Ditko with his own autobiographical explorations of how their myth-making impacted on his life, as well as how those foundational superheroes resonated within the larger literary canon (hence the Joseph Campbell of it all)." ā Boing Boing
Imbued with the creativity, artwork, and heart of Patrick McDonnell, this all-new graphic novel love letter features the classic Marvel super heroes including the Fantastic Four, the Incredible Hulk, Captain America, Black Panther, and Spider-Man, and is the synthesis of McDonnellās positive, inspirational sensibility and Marvelās blockbuster brand. Using the Marvel Universe as avatars, McDonnell muses on how comics changed his life and inspired him to become a cartoonist, instilling a moral sensibility that he carries through his work and his life.
Visually striking, The Super Heroās Journey incorporates panels from classic Marvel comics as a tribute by McDonnell to his heroesāStan Lee, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, and the other creators of the Marvel Universeāalongside inspirational quotes from Eckhart Tolle, Thoreau, and others, presenting an adventure unlike any you have ever read.
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This book title, The Super Hero's Journey, ISBN: 9781419769108, by Patrick McDonnell, Marvel Entertainment, published by Abrams ComicArts (September 26, 2023) is available in hardcover. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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