{"product_id":"wonder-man-the-saga-of-simon-williams-isbn-9781302956844","title":"Wonder Man: The Saga Of Simon Williams","description":"Wonder Man makes it big! He's the powerful enemy who became one of the mightiest Avengers of all - and who overcame issues with self-confidence to become a Hollywood star! He's Simon Williams, Wonder Man - and even death itself won't stop him! Simon's first clash with the Avengers ends with his noble sacrifice - but when he returns from the grave years later, the team must figure out how, why and what the Living Laser has to do with it! After Simon dies again, he is mourned by his biggest fan! And, revived once more, he reunites with his best pal from the Avengers: the bouncing Beast! Plus: Simon battles Sandman! But can he redeem a woman who calls herself Lady Killer? Collecting AVENGERS (1963) #9 and #152-153, WONDER MAN (1986) #1, TALES OF THE MARVELS: WONDER YEARS #1-2, AVENGERS TWO: WONDER MAN \u0026amp; THE BEAST #1-3, WONDER MAN (2006) #1-5, and material from AVENGERS ANNUAL #6.Writer\/editor   Stan Lee (1922-2018) made   comic-book history together with Jack Kirby in 1961 with Fantastic Four #1. The monumental   popularity of its new style inspired Lee to develop similarly themed   characters — including the Hulk and X-Men with Kirby, Spider-Man and Doctor   Strange with Steve Ditko, and Daredevil with Bill Everett. After shepherding   his creations through dozens of issues — in some cases a hundred or more —   Lee allowed other writers to take over, but he maintained steady editorial   control. Eventually, he helped expand Marvel into a multimedia empire. In   recent years, his frequent cameo appearances in Marvel’s films established   Lee as one of the world’s most famous faces.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGerry   Conway wrote Daredevil, Incredible Hulk, Iron Man   and others. He was instrumental in Marvel’s 1970s horror boom with work on Man-Thing, Tomb   of Dracula and Werewolf   by Night. His years on Amazing   Spider-Man yielded such historic highlights as the   groundbreaking death of Gwen Stacy and the debut of the Punisher. He also   wrote DC’s Batman, Superman, Wonder   Woman and Legion of   Super-Heroes. For TV, he has written and produced   episodes of Diagnosis: Murder, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Huntress   and Matlock.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSteve   Englehart’s history-making contributions to the Marvel   Universe began with the Beast’s solo feature in Amazing   Adventures, in which the eloquent X-Man first   assumed furry form. As Avengers writer, he masterminded such major events as “The   Avengers\/Defenders War” (in both teams’ titles) and “The Celestial Madonna   Saga.” In Captain America,   he identified and solved the “mystery” of the 1950s Captain America (later   revived by Ed Brubaker), and gave the true Cap the alternate identity of   Nomad. Englehart’s Dr. Strange storyline in Marvel   Premiere established the character as Sorcerer   Supreme and covered the creation of the universe itself. At DC, he helped   revamp Batman, Green Lantern, Superman and other major heroes for the 1970s.   Back at Marvel, he wrote the first few years of West   Coast Avengers and Silver   Surfer. His published novels include Countdown to Flight, Hellstorm (part of the TALON Force series), Majorca, The   Point Man and, with wife Terry Beach, books in the   DNAgers young-adult   series. Englehart has also written TV episodes and designed video games.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn Jacob Kurtzberg in 1917 to Jewish-Austrian parents on New   York’s Lower East Side, Jack Kirby came of age at the birth of the American comic book industry.   Beginning his career during the rising tide of Nazism, Kirby and fellow   artist Joe Simon created the patriotic hero Captain America. Cap’s exploits   on the comic book page entertained millions of American readers at home and   inspired U.S. troops fighting the enemy abroad. When World War II ended, the   public’s interest in super heroes waned; Kirby turned his artistic talents   during the 1950s to other genres, such as monsters, Westerns and crime — as   well as the first-of-its-kind Young Romance Comics. In 1961, Kirby returned to super heroes to illustrate what   would become the defining issue in Marvel Comics history: Fantastic Four #1. Written by Stan   Lee, the team’s debut revolutionized the industry overnight. In contrast to   the staid artwork of his predecessors, Kirby’s illustrations seemed to leap   off the page with eye-popping action and drama. For the next decade, Kirby   and Lee would introduce a mind-boggling array of new characters — including   the Avengers, the Hulk, Thor, Iron Man, the Silver Surfer and the X-Men.   Taken together, Kirby’s groundbreaking work with Lee formed the foundation of   the Marvel Universe. In the early 1970s, Kirby moved to DC Comics, where his   boundless creativity continued. He returned to Marvel in 1975, writing and   illustrating Captain America and introducing his final major concept, the Eternals. With   the explosion of TV animation during the 1980s, Kirby’s talents turned to the   small screen. Comic fans quickly recognized his work on such series as Thundarr the Barbarian and Turbo Teen. Kirby died in 1994, but   his influence on the comic book industry is as strong as ever. His work has   inspired a generation of professional artists and modern writers who continue   to explore his vast universe of concepts and characters.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohn   Buscema (1927-2002) literally wrote the book on being a   Marvel artist — namely, How To Draw Comics the   Marvel Way — and few were better qualified. His   career dated back to the Timely\/Atlas era of the late ’40s and early ’50s.   Soon after beginning the Marvel Age of Comics, Stan Lee recruited Buscema   from the advertising field to the Marvel Bullpen. Buscema followed a long run   on Avengers with the   long-anticipated first Silver Surfer series. He subsequently succeeded Jack Kirby on Fantastic Four, Thor and other titles. By the time   of his retirement in 1996, Buscema had penciled nearly every Marvel title —   including his personal favorite, Conan the   Barbarian.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKerry   Gammill has illustrated Fantastic   Four and Power Man and   Iron Fist for Marvel, and DC’s Superman. In Marvel Team-Up, he and J.M.   DeMatteis introduced Frog-Man and the White Rabbit, and he penciled Louise   Simonson’s scripts on Fallen Angels. Moving to the film industry, Gammill served as a   special-effects artist, character designer and storyboard artist on such   projects as Species II   and Tremors: The Series.   He also became one of the guiding minds behind Monster   Kid Magazine, a publication focusing on classic   monster movies of another era.","brand":"Marvel Universe","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46301423108325,"sku":"NP9781302956844","price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781302956844.jpg?v=1767744497","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/wonder-man-the-saga-of-simon-williams-isbn-9781302956844","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}