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☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThis Scholastic edition collects the 2015 Marvel Comics series The Marvels, a sprawling superhero epic by writer Kurt Busiek and artist Alex Ross that reimagines the Marvel Universe's history through the eyes of a young boy who discovers a hidden legacy of heroes. The story spans decades, weaving together original characters with classic Marvel icons in a tale of legacy, sacrifice, and the enduring power of heroism.
"1766" is a haunting, beautifully rendered story by Brian Selznick, who writes, draws, and letters this poignant tale of memory, loss, and legacy. Set across centuries, it follows a boy named Marcus, a shipwreck, and the quiet, enduring power of art as a thread through generations—beginning with a seaman’s play and unfolding into a secret hidden beneath a theatre, where a grandson’s courage echoes a past sacrifice. The story’s emotional weight is matched by Selznick’s distinctive artwork, and the cover by Brian Selznick captures the melancholy beauty of the tale in delicate, expressive detail.
In 1766, a shipwreck strands young Billy Marvel on an island where he witnesses the final moments of Marcus Marvel, the elder, before the boy is rescued and drawn into the world of theatre. As the years pass, Billy’s legacy grows through a line of performers, while a hidden branch of the family—led by the reclusive Alexander Marvel—lives beneath the stage, guiding his grandson Leontes through art and silence. When fire threatens the theatre in the 1900s, Leontes must face the past he’s been running from.
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