Marvel The Avengers: The Ultimate Character Guide Hardcover – March 3, 2015

I bought this book for 1 of my best friends to replace a damaged copy from Thrift books. I am very pleased with this book. This book has pictures of heroes and villains of the Avengers.

this is a really good book with great art and information on lots of characters, perfect for any fans of marvel. BUT, do not make the same mistake i did, when i bought this i thought since it said marvel in big huge letters on the top that it was an all marvel guide, but its sadly only avengers and not all of marvel. so if you buy this dont expect to see characters such as ghost rider or iceman because this book is only avengers and people ascociated with the avengers. i was very disapointed when i found this out, but it was to late for me. so dont make the same mistake i did and assume its all marvel. in a quick summary: this book has great info and art work that you can be reading for hours but does not have all of marvels characters, only avengers and their villians.

This was the favorite and most used birthday-gift, hand's down. I got this book for my son's 7th birthday (in mid-April). Here we are in August, and I don't think a single day has gone by without him looking at it. He'll even read it by himself and it's really inspired him to push his reading level, because this is not child-like language. He especially loves the power rankings for each character. He is OBSESSED! Now I'm going to have to find another Marvel encyclopedia b/c his only complaint is that it isn't all-encompassing, it is only the Avengers.

This is a really quick & easy character reference geared mainly towards newer & casual fans.Iron Man, Thor, Hulk, Ant-Man & Wasp- these were the first & founding Avengers, although Captain America would be the first new member in Avengers #4. He has even been given "founding member" status in the comics, although this isn't mentioned in this guide. This is an alphabetical treatment, with profiles being listed for over 200 characters related specifically to Marvel's Avengers comics. Each character gets a single page with a single paragraph explaining what they're essentially all about. Vital stats are listed: their real names; occupations; bases; heights; weights; eye & hair colors; powers; allies & foes. Then there's a video game style power ranking grid giving us a quick feel for how powerful these individuals really are. The 6 power stats here: energy projection; strength; durability; fighting skill; intelligence; and speed. Each stat level is ranked 1 to 7, with 7 being the best. Then there are also little tidbits of info added on each page, to help give us a more personalized understanding of each character.I think this is a decent idea, great for kids(!), and it's fun to flip through it every now & then, as there is a wide variety of colorful art on display.

If you are an Avengers fan or Marvel comics fan this book is a must own!!!!!!!! This books shows both heroes(Avengers) and villains that operate in the Avenger world. The descriptions of each character is on point. Each character descriptions are not to long or short just giving the right amount of facts to know how the character operates in the Avenger environment. There plenty of colorful pictures showing each very characters. This book shows some lesser know characters with some pretty cool backgrounds(maybe one day in an Avengers movie). This is a great book to own if you want the history of characters that are involved in the Avengers universe.

I'm a bit biased because I love comic books but this book is great. I remember having one of these that was specifically for X-men when I was growing up. It's what got me into comic books and reading. Learning about each character and their back story was a ton of fun. I bought this for my nephews (3 yrs.& 5 yrs.) as a way to get them into reading and possibly into comics. They're already into superheroes but watching them on TV won't help them read more proficiently. I figured this pertained to their interests and will help them become stronger readers. So far they've shown a great interest and 5 year old tries his best to read to his younger brother so I guess it's doing the trick.

We are huge fans of all things Marvel at my house and my son had an Avengers themed birthday party for his 6th birthday last month. I bought him this and he really loves looking at all the different characters (a lot of which are new to him) and learning more about the ones that he already loves. Kids and adults alike really enjoy looking at this book and we keep it right on the coffee table in the living room. DK makes really great books for learning about a variety of subjects and this one definitely does not disappoint.

While this may not be the absolute all inclusive character guide that some people may be looking for, it's great for people who aren't that into comics or have kids that are just starting to get into it. My son knows and loves all the main heroes like Iron Man and Wolverine, and this book lets him read about them while exposing him to a whole bunch of other characters that he or I have never even heard of. Its a lot of fun just flipping through the pages and reading about random heroes and villains. It's basically one page per hero or villain, with some pictures and descriptions of their powers and history of the character. Again, it may not be as detailed as some who are more into this would like it to be, it's great for us new to this or with kids.