Marvel Age of Comics is a series of concise, affordable, beautifully designed books that explore the history of over 85 years of Marvel Comics.
Books in the series range from deep dives into a singular comic storyline, notable runs and works produced by creators who have made a special contribution to Marvel stories, the origins and evolution of a particular character, or social and progressive themes and historical moments that have been reflected in Marvel Comics.
Written by great writers who also happen to be comic book fans, Marvel Age of Comics blends personal narrative with a look back at comics history through the decades. The books are brought to life using curated artwork from the comics and reproduced materials from Marvel’s digital archives creating a series that is perfect for both dedicated and new comic book fans alike.
Doctor Strange: A Decade of Dark Magic by Stuart Moore
Doctor Strange, one of Marvel’s most fascinating early characters, began at the hands of co-creators Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, and his ethereal voyages through other dimensions made him an important figure in 1960s culture.
From his first appearance in 1963, Strange captivated a wide range of readers. Over his first ten years, a succession of writers and artists-including Roy Thomas, Gene Colan, Gardner F. Fox, P. Craig Russell, Marie Severin, and notably Steve Englehart and Frank Brunner-expanded on Ditko’s original mind-bending concepts.
This entry in the MARVEL AGE OF COMICS explores Strange’s changing roles as a mystic, super hero, and leader of a chaotic team called the Defenders, and the rise of his popularity, in parallel with the counterculture of the 1960s.
Table of Contents
Prologue: Set Time to Swirling
1. 1963-1964: The Gossamer Thread
2. 1964-1966: A Nameless Land, a Timeless Time
3. 1966-1969: Other Realms, Other Voices
4. 1970-1972: The Flickering Flame
5. 1972-1973: Man Nor Magic
Epilogue One: Over Credits
Epilogue Two: After Credits
Daredevil: Born Again by Chris Ryall
In Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli’s Daredevil: Born Again, the comic’s titular hero has his life destroyed after his most menacing enemy learns his real identity. His attempts to rebuild his life and sanity result in one of the most gripping and impactful super hero storylines of all time.
Released in 1986, the storyline is an extraordinary exploration of what happens when a hero’s identity is revealed, and his personal life completely annihilated. We see Daredevil reduced to the lowest depths in the character’s history, but we also follow his painstaking path toward redemption.
This entry in MARVEL AGE OF COMICS explores Daredevil: Born Again’s gorgeous and unique artwork, the lasting impact of its story and art, and how it forever changed the ways super hero characters and their secret identities have functioned since.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. “Purgatory”
3. “Pariah!”
4. “Born Again”
5. “Saved”
6. “God and Country”
7. “Armageddon”
The Mighty Avengers vs. the 1970s by Paul Cornell
The Avengers was the comic book of the 1970s. From Civil Rights to Women’s Lib, battles for the soul of America became battles between super heroes.
Writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby co-created the all-star group of six super heroes in September 1963. From there, just three main writers chronicled Earth’s Mightiest Heroes in that most turbulent of decades: Roy Thomas, Steve Englehart, and Jim Shooter, each with differing approaches. The Avengers quickly became the pivot around which the Marvel Universe turned. To look back through its issues is to get a crash course in ’70s pop culture.
Illustrated with full-color art from this legendary run, Paul Cornell’s entry in the new MARVEL AGE OF COMICS series explores how the Mighty Avengers became icons during a time of immense change and upheaval.
Table of Contents
1. Roy Thomas (1970-1972)
2. Steve Englehart (1972-1976)
3. A Difficult Year (1976)
4. Jim Shooter (1976-1978)
5. The Greatest Fill-In (1978)
6. David Michelinie, Mark Gruenwald, Steven Grant… and Roger Stern (1978-1979)
Spider-Man: Miles Morales by Ytasha L. Womack
First introduced in 2011 by Brian Michael Bendis and Sara Pichelli, Miles Morales reconceived Spider-Man as African American and Latinx, and his debut marked a new direction in the beloved saga.
Miles Morales as Spider-Man is a coming-of-age tale of a smart, affable teen coming into his power. From his reluctance to becoming a super hero to his desire to help others, to the rocky balance between his school life and super hero responsibilities, Miles is always at the precipice of making decisions-choices whose consequences are as weighted in his personal life as they often are for the survival of the world.
Illustrated with full-color art, this entry in the MARVEL AGE OF COMICS is a look at the hugely successful reimagining of one of the most popular super hero characters of all time.
Table of Contents
1. Miles Morales and quantum physics’ Many Worlds Multiverse Theory
2. Black Puerto Rican, Puerto Rican/Afro Latine histories and lived experiences
3. The dynamics of building on a legacy character and reimagining an iconic super hero
4. Miles Morales as super hero, the Spider-Man mythos, and his coming-of-age identity
5. The complex legacy of education and opportunity for kids of color
6. Miles’s coming of age saga
7. Destiny and gifts
The Marvel Age of Comics titles can be pre-ordered now, and will be available November 13 2025.
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