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The Super Hero's Journey - (Marvel Arts) by Patrick McDonnell & Marvel Marvel Entertainment (Hardcover)

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  • The art of the multi-award-winning, beloved Mutts creator Patrick McDonnell and the greatest super heroes of the Marvel Universe come together in this spectacular and bestselling graphic novel "The Super Hero's Journey is a genuinely moving treatise on the inspiration we can take from others, and an antidote for cynicism.
  • About the Author: Patrick McDonnell is the bestselling author, illustrator, playwright, painter, and creator of the comic strip Mutts, which appears in more than 700 newspapers around the world.
  • 112 Pages
  • Comics + Graphic Novels, Media Tie-In
  • Series Name: Marvel Arts

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About the Book



"Imbued with the creativity, artwork, and heart of Patrick McDonnell, this all-new graphic novel love letter features the classic Marvel super heroes including the Fantastic Four, the Incredible Hulk, Captain America, Black Panther, and Spider-Man, and is the synthesis of McDonnell's positive, inspirational sensibility and Marvel's blockbuster brand. Using the Marvel Universe as avatars, McDonnell muses on how comics changed his life and inspired him to become a cartoonist, instilling a moral sensibility that he carries through his work and his life. Visually striking, The Super Hero's Journey incorporates panels from classic Marvel comics as a tribute by McDonnell to his heroes--Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, and the other creators of the Marvel Universe--alongside inspirational quotes from Eckhart Tolle, Thoreau, and others, presenting an adventure unlike any you have ever read" --



Book Synopsis



The art of the multi-award-winning, beloved Mutts creator Patrick McDonnell and the greatest super heroes of the Marvel Universe come together in this spectacular and bestselling graphic novel

"The Super Hero's Journey is a genuinely moving treatise on the inspiration we can take from others, and an antidote for cynicism." --Alex Ross, Fantastic Four: Full Circle

Imbued with the creativity, artwork, and heart of Patrick McDonnell, this graphic novel love letter features the classic Marvel super heroes including the Fantastic Four, the Incredible Hulk, Captain America, Black Panther, and Spider-Man, and is the synthesis of McDonnell's positive, inspirational sensibility and Marvel's blockbuster brand.

Using the Marvel Universe as avatars, McDonnell muses on how comics changed his life and inspired him to become a cartoonist, instilling a moral sensibility that he carries through his work and his life.

Visually striking, The Super Hero's Journey incorporates panels from classic Marvel comics as a tribute by McDonnell to his heroes--Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, and the other creators of the Marvel Universe--alongside inspirational quotes from Eckhart Tolle, Thoreau, and others, presenting an adventure unlike any you have ever read.

"McDonnell's unexpected conceit flies high and makes a perfect landing." --Publishers Weekly [Starred Review]

"A love letter to Marvel comics."--NEWSARAMA

"A philosophical and spiritual look back at the Silver Age comics heroes that inspired him, McDonnell's weaves his own path to cartooning by intersecting his own art and renditions of Marvel's classic heroes with the original, iconic artwork of their comics, as the likes of Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, and Steve Ditko's works weaves throughout McDonnell's history."--io9

"McDonnell's graphic novel is a love letter to both Marvel's legendary creators and the valuable lessons found within their stories." -- Screenrant

"Inspiration, fun, and joy are to be found a plenty in Patrick McDonnell's all-new The Super Hero's Journey."--AIPT Comics

"The Super Hero's Journey combines McDonnell's iconic cartooning style with work from legendary Marvel artists like Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, and Don Heck to tell a story about positivity that's as biographical and spiritual as it is action-packed and bombastic."--CBR

"A profound and moving reading experience."--FORCES OF GEEK

"Combining the magic of Jack Kirby, Stan Lee, and Steve Ditko with the lessons of the Dalai Lama, Patrick McDonnell's metatextual The Super Hero's Journeyis a unique addition to the graphic novel medium."--CONSKIPPER

"A gorgeous graphic celebration of Marvel Comics. What makesThe Super Hero's Journeystand out is the way McDonnell marries the biographical elements of Lee, Kirby, and Ditko with his own autobiographical explorations of how their myth-making impacted on his life, as well as how those foundational superheroes resonated within the larger literary canon (hence the Joseph Campbell of it all)." -- Boing Boing

Also Available:
Fantastic Four: Full Circle by Alex Ross



Review Quotes




"The Super Hero's Journey is a powerful argument for how the comic book art form makes a positive impact in our lives. Patrick McDonell weaves the work of Jack Kirby and other Marvel artists together with his own to create a remarkable view into the wonder he felt as a young reader first experiencing these classic comics. It is a genuinely moving treatise on the inspiration we can take from others, and an antidote for cynicism."----Alex Ross, author of Fantastic Four: Full Circle

"The Super Hero's Journey is thrilling, hilarious, mind-blowing, weird and poignant--just like the stories that inspired it. Patrick McDonnell flexes the same artistic muscle that drew Kirby to collage, mashing up childhood memories, Silver Age stories, and his own works of fine art, fueling an explosion of creativity, wonder, and beauty. When I finished the first time, I immediately read it again to re-experience its generous heartbeat. After my own journey, all I can say is Make Mine McDonnell!"----Glen David Gold, author of Carter Beats the Devil and I Will Be Complete

"An amazing, uplifting testament to the power of comics."---Forbes

"McDonnell is both a gifted cartoonist and a scholar of the medium. He also has a generous view of human nature that is in short supply these days, and the story ends up being a neat summary of everything that made Marvel comics of that era so memorable and endearing. Perfect for fans of any age."
---ICv2

"Mutts cartoonist Patrick McDonnell has long sought to connect his own spiritual journey with the worlds that inspired him to become a comic artist in the first place--and while he got to do the former in Heart to Heart, a cartooning collaboration with the Dalai Lama, his next graphic novel comes at it from a more comic-booky angle, although no less spiritual... A philosophical and spiritual look back at the Silver Age comics heroes that inspired him, McDonnell's weaves his own path to cartooning by intersecting his own art and renditions of Marvel's classic heroes with the original, iconic artwork of their comics, as the likes of Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, and Steve Ditko's works weaves throughout McDonnell's history."----io9

"Surprising and memorable."---Geek Girl Authority



About the Author



Patrick McDonnell is the bestselling author, illustrator, playwright, painter, and creator of the comic strip Mutts, which appears in more than 700 newspapers around the world. He has received numerous awards internationally, including a Caldecott Honor and the Reuben, the highest honor given by the National Cartoonists Society. The Art of Nothing, a career-spanning monograph, was published by Abrams ComicArts in 2019. He lives in New Jersey. Marvel Entertainment, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, is one of the world's most prominent character-based entertainment companies, built on a proven library of more than 8,000 characters featured in a variety of media over 80 years. Marvel utilizes its character franchises in entertainment, licensing, publishing, games, and digital media. For more information visit marvel.com.
Dimensions (Overall): 11.02 Inches (H) x 8.66 Inches (W) x .63 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.85 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 112
Genre: Comics + Graphic Novels
Sub-Genre: Media Tie-In
Series Title: Marvel Arts
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Format: Hardcover
Author: Patrick McDonnell & Marvel Marvel Entertainment
Language: English
Street Date: September 26, 2023
TCIN: 88568030
UPC: 9781419769108
Item Number (DPCI): 247-10-8849
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship dimensions: 0.63 inches length x 8.66 inches width x 11.02 inches height
Estimated ship weight: 1.85 pounds
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