Marvel Absolutely Everything You Need to Know

by Adam Bray, John Sazaklis, Sven Wilson

A feast of fun facts about the heroes and villains of the Marvel Comics Universe.

How many lives has Spider-Man saved? How does Hulk floor foes without touching them? What keeps Wolverine looking young? How did a frog gain Thor's superpowers? Marvel fans of all ages will find plenty of incredible info and uncanny trivia to astonish, intrigue, and entertain in  Marvel Absolutely Everything You Need to Know ! 

It's packed with handy facts, quotes, bizarre-but-true tales, and quirky insights into your favorite Marvel characters. Discover their most heroic achievements, their most dastardly deeds, their craziest adventures—and also their worst disasters! © 2016 MARVEL

Genres: Comics, Marvel, Nonfiction, Graphic Novels, Graphic Novels Comics, Reference, Comic Book

240 pages, Hardcover

Published August 2, 2016

About the author

Adam Bray, Author, Travel Writer, Adventurer
Adam Bray is the USA Today and Amazon Best-Selling author of nearly 20 official Star Wars, Marvel and LEGO books. He has also contributed to nearly 40 books on travel in Southeast Asia and has been called a 'Modern Indiana Jones' by CNN.
From working with great apes, to finding lost temple ruins in Vietnam, to writing in a galaxy far, far away...
Adam Bray writes a lot of books. He is the author of the first comprehensive licensed reference books for the Marvel Cinematic universe, including the Marvel Studios Visual Dictionary, the Marvel Studios Character Encyclopedia and Marvel Studios 101. Adam is also a co-author of the cornerstone reference books for Marvel Comics, including the flagship Marvel Encyclopedia (with a forward written by the late, great Stan Lee), Ultimate Marvel, and Marvel: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know.
Fortunately Adam is a life-long Star Wars fan, because he's written even more Star Wars books than Marvel. Adam is the author of the official guides to Disney XD’s Star Wars Rebels animated TV series (with a forward written by Executive Producer Dave Filoni--seen in the lower right photo--and interview exerpts with Simon Kinberg, producer of the X-Men and Deadpool movies). Adam has also co-authored the reference books that define Star Wars canon, including Ultimate Star Wars (with a forward written by actor Anthony Daniels, aka C-3PO), the Star Wars Visual Encyclopedia and Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know (Nominated for a Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Award). He is also the co-author of Stormtroopers: Beyond the Armor (with a forward by actor John Boyega, aka “Finn”), the definitive filmmaking history of the Empire’s iconic soldiers, from the earliest appearances of stormtroopers in marketing of the original Star Wars: A New Hope (1977), through merchandising, publishing, games, animation, the 501st Legion, and though seven more live-action films, including Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017). The book features interviews with lots of Star Wars creative talanet, including actors Sam Witwer (Darth Maul, Starkiller) & Dee Bradley Baker (Captain Rex and all the clone troopers), artists Kilian Plunkett, Terryl Whitlatch and many others. And speaking of stormtroopers, Adam is also proud to be an honorary member of the 501st Legion.
Adam Bray is a life-long fan of LEGO and proud do be associated with their brand. Adam’s LEGO books include DK’s LEGO Star Wars: Into Battle! and LEGO Star Wars: Chronicles of the Force (featuring an exclusive LEGO minifigure from The Force Awakens).
Publicity appearances are a big part of Adam's work. He has survived four national book tours, stopping at around 45 cities to promote his Star Wars and Marvel books. He has appeared as a featured guest, panelist and autographer at Star Wars Celebration (Anaheim, London and Orlando), San Diego Comic-Con (2014, 2015, 2018), New York Comic-Con (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018), C2E2 in Chicago (2016) and Fan Expo Vancouver (2018). He also appeared on the Emmy-Nominated “The Star Wars Show” (see the video below). Adam has written numerous articles for StarWars.com and has also been interviewed many times for StarWars.com and Star Wars Insider (the official magazine). His books have been advertised on billboards in Times Square in Manhattan and inside issues of Marvel Comics too.

Reviews

[Ondra Král · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sbírka náhodných faktů k Marvel postavám/týmům/lokacím/předmětům. Hezky udělané, pro nováčky co nechtějí číst komiksy asi ideál. Pokud umíte anglicky, českému vydání se spíš vyhněte.

[Peter · Rating 5 out of 5]

As childrens books go this is a great,fun introduction to the Marvel universe. Very colourful with bite size pieces of information for the zero attention span generations.

[MC · Rating 4 out of 5]

I bought the gorgeously illustrated Marvel Powers of a Girl by Lorraine Cink and Alice X. Zhang and was curious to pick up “Marvel Absolutely Everything You Need to Know,” another book co-written by Cink. This was a great companion read in the days leading up to the premiere of Infinity War: Endgame. And, it’s wonderful primer for anyone interested in Marvel and understanding their vast array of comic characters across a variety of story lines.

[Aman 4-7 · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a great book.But then again I could be saying that just because i'm a comic geek.Nonetheless,this book gave facts about anything/everything in the marvel comic world.I would recommend this book to anyone taking interest in marvel,and wishes to know more about the comics because this gives it plain and simple.All fast facts for you.

[Sanemsrgz · Rating 3 out of 5]

Dnf : 114

Güzel bir kitap ama tek oturuşta bitecek birşey değil. Bence bir karakter hakkında bilgi alınmak istediğinde okunulacak bir kitap. O yüzden yarım bıraktım. Hepsini teker teker okumaya dayanamadım.

[Drzejms]

Wydanie przecudowne

[Indah Threez Lestari · Rating 4 out of 5]

420 - 2020

[Adam Dawson · Rating 2 out of 5]

2 / 5 for 'Marvel...Absolutely Everything You Need to Know' by Adam Bray

OK, OK...I know this book is aimed at young teens, but I don't care. I love DKs 'Everything You Need To Know About...' books, no matter what the subject. I've read loads and I'll be reading more. Also, I love Marvel; I've been reading the comics since I was 4 in 1982, as my dad had started collecting in 1962 and already had a massive collection by the time I was born. I've read loads of DC too, and I followed Image from its inception in the early 90s and I still read many of their series now. But Marvel will always be my first, and main, comic love.

This is a reasonable collection of info and images about some of the most important characters, teams, baddies, organizations, worlds and events of the Marvel Universe. Of course, it mainly focuses on characters and concepts in the MCU and Netflix series up to 2016, so it's not really a huge collection. There are some interesting 'Top Fives' and info / stat boxes, and there is some nice comic artwork used in its presentation. However, it all feels a little messy and a little incoherent as if it's been thrown together at the last minute by someone who is only really interested in the MCU, not Marvel's historic comics.

But, it's okay-ish. In fact, it could have earned a 3 / 5, but it loses marks for one huge infuriating negative. Many of the 'Between The Panels' info boxes throughout the book (which give us behind the scenes info) give credit to Stan Lee for ideas, concepts, characters etc, that he did not create or think up. Unfortunately, the main person that suffers from this is poor old Jack Kirby, who pretty much came up with 70% of Marvel's 1960s output all on his own...characters, concepts, stories, plotting and artwork were all his own, with Steve Ditko responsible for anything else. All Stan Lee did was tidy up the dialogue between characters and the text in the caption boxes, and suggest changes to make the books run smoother. That's it. To see someone who supposedly knows enough about Marvel to write a DK book, make these misappropriations at the cost of the TRUE creators such as Ditko and Kiby is infuriating.

As I said, it's almost like the author is only interested, and only has knowledge about, MCU relevant stuff....and this lack of knowledge and lack of foresight makes the book a bit of a stinker. A real shame...this good have been a great backstory book for young Marvelites, instead, it's a messily put together book, which focuses on Marvel of the last 16 years and is filled with factual inaccuracies.

1.5 / 5 (rounded up to 2 / 5)

[sberatelka.knih · Rating 3 out of 5]

Jasná volba pro komiksové fanoušky Marvelu. Já znám postavy a události z filmů, takže informace z této knihy mi do toho moc nezapadaly. Nicméně kniha je šikovně graficky zpracovaná a někdo si dal hodně záležet, aby nastřádal všechny informace o postavách, bitvách, místech atd.

[Jessica Venegas · Rating 3 out of 5]

So many characters! Some not worth remembering but it's an entertaining book

[Lobo · Rating 3 out of 5]

A Kolibri Kiadó felkarolta azokat a könyveket, amelyek igazán az ifjabb korosztálynak szólnak. Nagyon szeretem ezeket az igényes összeállításokat, az eredeti kiadóban, a DK-ban (Dorling Kindersley) még sose csalódtam, mindig nagyon igényes és képekben roppant gazdag kiadványokat jelentetnek meg. A Marvel ​Studios: Szereplők nagykönyve kötet után ebben a kötetben a hősök, társaik, ellenfeleik, környezetük, kalandjaik mind-mind rajzos formában jelennek meg.

Nem véletlenül már a könyv külseje is egy az egyben erre utal, hiszen a nagy zöld illusztrált Hulk fej mellett mind az előlapon, mind a hátlapon szövegbuborékok tűnnek fel. A kötetben öt fő fejezet van az első a karaktereket mutatja be (szuperhősül. szupergonoszok és az ő klasszikus küzdelmeik), az második fejezetet a csapatoknak szánták (itt is külön vannak a szuperhős és szupergonosz csapatok, valamint a Shield) aztán jönnek a helyszínek (Földön, űrben és misztikus helyeken), a negyedik fejezet a Mágiára és a tudományra koncentrál az ötödikben pedig a Kulcseseményekkel ismerkedhetünk meg. Minden fejezetben vannak alcímek, s ezek mind buján rajzos és szöveges oldalakat jelentenek. Mert a kettő teljesen összefügg a képregényekben is. Nagyon érdekes, szórakoztató és informatív átlapozni a könyvet. Az élénk színek, rajzok és elrendezések abszolút adják a képregény hangulatot.

Amivel gondom volt, hogy a szövegek között néha semmi összefüggés nincs. Vannak a nagyobb részek, amik a címhez/alcímhez igazodnak, aztán adatáradat, utalások stb. Igazából csak a jéghegy csúcsát mutatják és a képregények világában nem jártas egyénre két hatással lehetnek: elbizonytalanítják és elkedvetlenítik, mert szembesül tudatlanságával, vagy éppen meghozzák a kedvét ahhoz, hogy felkutassa és elolvassa az eredeti műveket.
Ez tipikusan nem az a kötet, amit elsőtől az utolsó oldalig olvasunk. Lapozgatunk, bele-belepillantunk, aztán a szerencsére nagyon alapos index segítségével felkutathatjuk és elolvashatjuk a számunkra érdekesebb részeket, a filmekből ismerős karakterekre, eseményekre rákereshetünk (legalábbis én ezt csináltam)

Mint említettem nagyon jó kézbe venni a könyvet, lenyűgöző a kiállítása. Rengeteg adat van benne, néhol kicsit ad hocnak tűnik, de biztos vagyok abban, hogy a családunkban például nagy sikere lesz. A nagyobbik fiam az a típus, aki elejétől végéig olvas egy könyvet, úgyhogy szerintem velem ellentétben ő ezt így fogja abszolválni, aztán használja majd az indexet illetve lapozgat majd vissza és rágja át magát újra a kedvenc részein.

Ez a Marvel kötet kiváló ajándéknak tiniknek és igazi kapudrog lehet a képregények világába. Úgyhogy felkészülök én is, hogy ezek után majd vehetjük a többi kiadványt is.
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[Tyrone · Rating 5 out of 5]

I came to Marvel largely through the MCU . I read mainly British Comics like Starlord, Eagle and 2000 AD but when i did read comics they were generally of the DC variety. My marvel input was from a few Fantastic Four annuals as a younger child and then mainly from TV with series like The incredible Hulk, Spiderman and the more lately the X-Men cartoon series. In the late 80's, early 1990's like a lot of people i became Batman crazy digging deep into his archive and reading the best that DC had to Offer (Anything by Moore, Miller, Morrison, et al.) and the input that came out of Marvel seemed at best weak, at worst camp and terrible. The exceptions being Daredevil/Elektra Assassin and the Punisher who seemed darker and closer the the DC ascetic of which i was so taken.
The MCU has made me reevaluate that somewhat and I've been mining some of the better regarded GN's from the years i missed. This was such a good present for my wife to buy me because i was always caught short when MCU announcements were made and i'd go, who the hell is that? I didn't know that X existed, etc. It has joined the dots for me in so many cases and when the next choice of hero/villain is announced then i'll probably know who they are talking about. The book is packed with detail, amazing illustrations and well organised into clear categories/sections and is a must read for novice and expert alike.
Nothing to do with the book but it did validate my decision to go DC rather than Marvel (at least until the latest cinematic incarnations) because the Marvel Universe seems filled with all sorts of silliness and campiness which means i will need to be selective with my archive diving.

[Alex Simeon · Rating 4 out of 5]

wow there was so much information to digest about the Marvel Comics, from the superheroes to the villains to the locations to the weapons. it was not too overwhelming but there was definitely a lot to take in. i feel like this isn't even all the information on Marvel but just a part of it since the comics have been around for so long. there were some superheroes and villains that were not featured and i feel like if the book included EVERYONE, it would be so thick. the graphics and the layout also play a part in making the read super entertaining while learning about everything that there is to know about Marvel. i'm only familiar with Marvel from the films and series so this was also a great introduction for me to the Marvel and how the comics differentiate from the films & tv shows. i would definitely recommend this to fans of Marvel and to those that are fans of superheroes!

[🌒JFosbookboss🌒 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent quick read guide! The last Avenger’s film left a disparity feel of a 5-year-old instantaneously discovering the Easter Bunny, Santa Claus, & the Tooth Fairy isn't real. I needed this book to bring some solace and understanding until the next movie comes out! Gooo Captain Marvel!!

The illustrations are beautifully put together. Each section is clearly defined so if you are grade-school age or know nothing about Marvel comic Characters you will still enjoy this book and feel very knowledgeable about these characters.

I have a feeling I’ll be pouring through this again and again. It’s a lot of information, so I’m grateful for my marvel bible!

[岩倉 NIV7 · Rating 3 out of 5]

This oversize book is vibrant on every page, conveying the feel of comics and providing a strange sort of overview via mostly unconnected specificity. Organized by subject and without any additional 'more on'/'see'/'turn to' page direction, this collection of Fun Facts feels like the shimmer of the sun on the tip of the iceberg: the details presented glimmer interestingly and prove a complexity despite never plumbing the depths. There isn't any coherence or through-line that helps anchor any of the tidbits to each other (not that one is needed (per, perhaps, possible) for a book like this), but the scale and the art make it a perfect coffee table book.

[RumBelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

What is fun about books like this are the quirky, little known facts that they present. You learn things about characters, and subjects, that, even after having been a lifelong fan, you didn't know. The Black Panther and Thor were two characters about which I learned a lot. The illustrations, and layout make it interesting as well. Your eye keeps moving, reading all you can. An enjoyable guide to Marvel.

[van · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ich hätte mir mehr Fakten über einzelne Personen gewünscht. Hier sind nur wenige ausgewählte aufgezählt. Um einzelne Personen oder Gruppen kennenzulernen ist es gut, aber ich wünsche mir eher ein Nachschlagewerk.

[Matthew Manchester · Rating 2 out of 5]

While this book is really up-to-date, I found it to barely be a beginners guide. Should be called "Random book facts for people who might like the comic book characters they really like on-screen".

[Keith · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting information with great art work selected.

[Joshua · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hands down. BEST. BOOK. EVER.

[Max · Rating 5 out of 5]

I learned a lot of good information.

[Meghannf · Rating 4 out of 5]

pretty good

[Ani]

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[Bella Baghdasaryan · Rating 5 out of 5]

An absolute gem in my book collection. A book to have and read for a Marvel fan. Learned a lot of new facts about Marvel Universe and favorite characters.

[Maya · Rating 3 out of 5]

There was so much info it was really cool but the information was all over the place which was a bit confusing but that could be just me

[Hendi Basuki · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely everything you need to know about Marvel Comics Universe

[Melany Kaasik · Rating 2 out of 5]

It didn't have the characters that i was looking forward to. Only had those basic Marvel characters i think everyone would know of. Nothing of Elektra or Psylocke.

[Matthew Denton · Rating 3 out of 5]

A beautifully illustrated book which is probably more useful for people just getting into Marvel and not a hardcore fan like myself, but still an enjoyable read.

[nazlı hilâl · Rating 4 out of 5]

donup dolasıp surekli sayfalarını karıstırdıgım o kitap, indirimde yakaladıgım icin cok mutluyum💕💕💕

[Roy Bowie · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good collectors book for Marvel fans, those who are not into the superhero's I would not recommend buying it. A great read.