The centerpiece of Marvel's 70th Anniversary celebration! Who is the
mysterious old man who lies on his deathbed in a hospital in 1939, and
how does his passing mark the beginning of the first heroic age of the
Marvel Universe — and signal the rise of the superhumans?
Ed
Brubaker and Steve Epting unveil the defining story of the origin of the
Marvel Universe, revealing the hidden connections that unite the
earliest costumed champions, and whose reverberations are felt
dramatically into the present day! It’s a world on the brink of war, and
the race is on to create the world's first super-soldier! Witness the
first days of the Human Torch, the Sub-Mariner and many more — how they
shaped the world to come, and how the future they would create in turn
shaped them!
The must-read event of the season for any Marvel
fan from the Award-Winning creators who redefined Captain America for
the modern audience! Collecting The Marvels Project issues #1
to 8, written by Ed Brubaker, pencilled by Steve Epting and with variant
covers by Steve McNiven and Steve Epting.
Marvel, hardback, 208
pages, published July 2010