He packed his crowds, convinced with the period settings, and knew how to lay out the appearances of the superheroes for maximum gosh-wow impact. He arrived pretty well the finished article, his painted graphic naturalism as wonderful as the scenes he evoked. He accentuates the innocence of the times, both among the superhero fraternity and those catching the occasional glimpses of a world beyond their imagination, and closes the era with the death of that innocence along with Spider-Man’s girlfriend Gwen Stacy.īusiek was helped greatly by the photo-realistic art of the then largely unknown Alex Ross.

He presented them as Gods, as seen by ordinary people in the earliest, less crowded days of the Marvel universe. Head over to to read the full press release Marvels Snapshots arrives in comic stores March 2020.With Marvels Kurt Busiek managed what very few others had in decades: a new way of viewing superheroes. The remaining books in the series - and their respective creative teams - are yet to be announced. “The MARVELS SNAPSHOTS books will provide a different perspective on moments throughout Marvel history while also giving a wide range of talent, many of whom are new to Marvel, to play in our sandbox under the expert watch of Kurt Busiek.” But I never thought I’d have a shot at writing them-especially the All-Winners Squad!-and I’m grateful to Kurt Busiek and Tom Brevoort for providing me the opportunity, and to Jerry Ordway for bringing it all to glorious life.”

I grew up reading (and loving) Marvel’s Golden Age heroes in the 1960s, in reprints in FANTASY MASTERPIECES. “I can honestly say that I enjoyed working on this story more than any comics story I’ve done in years. The first issue will be the World War 2-set Sub-Mariner: Marvels Snapshot #1 written by Alan Brennert and illustrated by Jerry Ordway. Now comes news of a new 2020 series: Marvels Snapshots.Īccording to, “industry legend Kurt Busiek will bring together incredible creative teams for eight standalone, double-sized issues showcasing Marvel’s most beloved characters from the Golden Age to today.” Alex Ross will provide painted covers for the series. To mark the 25th anniversary of the landmark series Marvels by Kurt Busiek and Alex Ross, Marvel Comics has already given us Marvels Epilogue and the massive Marvels Monster-Sized Edition hardcover.

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