By Hillel Italie
If you love movies or comics, you’ve likely followed the adventures of Spider-Man, Iron Man and other superheroes. A new line of books will let you explore the back stories of their creation.
On Wednesday, Bloomsbury and Marvel announced a multi-year, multi-volume licensing agreement for “Marvel Age of Comics.” The books will combine history and personal narrative, starting this fall with Stuart Moore’s “Doctor Strange,” Paul Cornell’s “The Mighty Avengers of the 1970s” and Chris Ryall’s “Daredevil.” The illustrations will feature original work from Marvel’s digital archive.
Initiated by Marvel, the new series was inspired in part by Bloomsbury’s 33 1/3 books, short and compact works about popular music ranging from the Clash and Judy Garland to Madonna and Kendrick Lamar.
“We’ve been tremendous fans of Bloomsbury’s work on projects like 33 1/3, and we can’t wait to see them take a similar approach combining their reverence for the material, academic expertise, and unique
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