Rating: 4/5
I read the 10th anniversary edition of Marvels, which featured a bunch of neat extras, like a list of comics that influenced this book and the progression of the original idea to what eventually was published.
Marvels is about an every day person living in a world full of superheroes. He is a reporter, which gives him a little more access to these powered individuals. The book covers four major events: the Human Torch vs. the Sub-Mariner, the mutant threat, Galactus, and the death of Gwen Stacy.
I really liked the approach used here. It gives an ants eye view of these titans rather than following on their shoulders. There are times where our guide losing his objectivity, which is probably part of what makes him likeable. There are some tender moments as well that emphasize that these are people being affected by the Marvels as the reporter calls them. The story based on the reporter would have worked better for me if I hadn't read Civil War: Frontline recently, which is another Marvel Comics work that uses a similar feature.
The art is fantastic. This edition shows a lot of the effort that Alex Ross put into recreating some classic scenes. I didn't feel like his style was the best for this story though. It shined for the big images and felt out of place for the many of the panels that were more story focused.
It is a great homage to the early Marvel stories. You don't need to be familiar with those stories to enjoy this book.
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