{"product_id":"defenders-epic-collection-world-gone-sane-isbn-9781302960544","title":"Defenders Epic Collection: World Gone Sane","description":"\u003cb\u003eVisionary creator Steve Gerber takes the Defenders on one of the most creative and beloved superteam eras of all time!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarvel has never had a bigger team of misfits than the Defenders and the Defenders have never had a more exciting and innovative writer than Steve Gerber. Known as a “non-team” book, \u003ci\u003eThe Defenders\u003c\/i\u003e’ left room for experimentation that other titles lacked. From the Elf-with-a-Gun to Bambi and the Bozos, Steve Gerber used that space to push boundaries and craft a challenging critique of the era’s culture. His stories are brought to life by the art team of Sal Buscema and Klaus Janson as the Headmen Saga reaches an action-packed and insightful conclusion. This collection of classics is topped it off with \u003ci\u003eMarvel Treasury Edition\u003c\/i\u003e #12’s much-adored Defenders\/Howard the Duck team-up.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCOLLECTING: THE DEFENDERS (1972) #26-41, GIANT-SIZE (1974) #5 \u0026amp; ANNUAL (1976) #1 and MARVEL TREASURY EDITION (1974) #12.\u003cb\u003eSteve   Gerber\u003c\/b\u003e (1947-2008) first came to attention writing Defenders, in which he gave the   non-team a non-traditional outlook equaled by few. In Adventure of Fear, he introduced   Howard the Duck. Gerber’s other 1970s contributions included scripts for Iron Man, Sub-Mariner and more. Elsewhere, he is equally well-remembered for DC’s Phantom Zone, Eclipse’s Destroyer Duck and others.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter   a start as inker to his older brother John, \u003cb\u003eSal Buscema\u003c\/b\u003e penciled Captain America, Defenders,   Incredible Hulk and   more. Famed for his ability to meet tight deadlines, he spread his talents   across multiple genres. His 1970s work ranged from Ms.   Marvel and Nova to Sub-Mariner and Spider-Woman’s first appearance in Marvel Spotlight. He was the   uninterrupted artist on Spectacular Spider-Man for more than one hundred issues and penciled the   web-slinger’s adventures in Marvel Team-Up, in which he and writer Bill Mantlo introduced Captain Jean   DeWolff. After handling more team-ups in the Thing’s Marvel Two-in-One, he reunited with   brother John on Steve Englehart’s Fantastic Four. He later provided inks for Tom DeFalco’s Spider-Girl titles and Thunderstrike miniseries.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKlaus   Janson\u003c\/b\u003e is a veteran comic-book artist best known as a   distinctive and respected inker, but also a talented penciler and colorist.   His long artistic collaboration with Frank Miller on Daredevil remains one on the most   celebrated runs in comics, and the pair reunited on the similarly revered Batman: The Dark Knight Returns.   Janson has also enjoyed a long and successful professional relationship with   John Romita Jr., inking the penciler’s pages on projects including Amazing Spider-Man, Wolverine, World   War Hulk and Avengers. A scholar of the medium, Janson   teaches sequential storytelling at the School of   Visual Arts in New York City, and wrote both The   DC Comics Guide to Penciling Comics and The DC Comics Guide to Inking Comics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDon   Heck\u003c\/b\u003e (1929-1995) worked for Harvey, Quality, Hillman and   other publishers before arriving at Atlas Comics, later Marvel, where he   penciled and inked stories for virtually every genre: crime, horror, jungle,   romance, war, Western and more. With Stan Lee and others, he launched Iron Man, his supporting cast and   his early rogues gallery — including the Black Widow, Hawkeye and the   Mandarin. He also succeeded Jack Kirby on Avengers. At DC, his artwork appeared in Justice   League of America, Flash, Wonder Woman and other titles.","brand":"Marvel Universe","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46299992522981,"sku":"NP9781302960544","price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781302960544.jpg?v=1767724960","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/defenders-epic-collection-world-gone-sane-isbn-9781302960544","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}