'Marvel: Unforgettable Stories' Collects Patton Oswalt and Jordan Blum's Favorite Marvel Comics
The new collected edition from Folio Society celebrates 85 years of Marvel Comics storytelling with a personal curation by Patton Oswalt and Jordan Blum.
What makes Marvel stories so special, its vibrant world of characters so… unforgettable? Acclaimed TV writers and pop culture historians Patton Oswalt and Jordan Blum posit to answer this question with Marvel: Unforgettable Stories, a collection of ten comics personally curated by this creative duo. With an introduction penned by Oswalt, this unique collected edition from Folio Society looks to celebrate Marvel’s storied 85-year legacy.
Marvel: Unforgettable Stories is housed in a hardback volume with gorgeous artwork by acclaimed Marvel artist Marcos Martín (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, DAREDEVIL). Both the slipcase design and the personal selection of favorite stories by Oswalt and Blum offer readers a captivating, alternative experience to delve into the rich history of Marvel Comics.
MARVEL: UNFORGETTABLE STORIES
Curated and Collected by Patton Oswalt & Jordan Blum
Introduced by Patton Oswalt
Slipcase and Cover Design by Marcos Martín
Hardcover | 280 pages
$100 | £65
Available now
Marvel has an abundance of beloved stories and characters, presenting a near-impossible curation challenge for Oswalt and Blum. Oswalt gives further insight into their decision making process in the introduction for Marvel: Unforgettable Stories.
"Jordan Blum and I—both lifelong comics readers and 'make mine Marvel' fanatics—had a hard time picking only ten stories for this collection," writes Patton Oswalt in the book’s introduction. "I can hear the bleats and rumblings of, 'But you didn’t include...' and 'How could you forget...' Lemme save your vocal cords the stress—you're right. Any objections you have to any stories being passed over? You're right. There’s simply too many to print under one cover. Hey, maybe buy this edition, and get all of your friends to buy one, and they'll let us pick ten more!"
Spanning the last 60 years of storytelling, Marvel: Unforgettable Stories collects fan favorite comics from the Silver Age to the present day:
- AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #33: "If This Be My Destiny - The Final Chapter" by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko
- DAREDEVIL (1964) #191: "Roulette" by Frank Miller
- UNCANNY X-MEN (1981) #205: "Wounded Wolf" by Chris Claremont and Barry Windsor-Smith
- CAPTAIN AMERICA (1968) #367: "Magnetic Repulsion" by Mark Gruenwald, Mark Bagley, and Kieron Dwyer
- X-FACTOR (1986) #87: "X-Aminations" by Peter David and Joe Quesada
- UNTOLD TALES OF SPIDER-MAN (1995) #20: "Wings of Hatred" by Kurt Busiek, G. L. Lawrence, and Patrick Olliffe
- SPIDER-MAN'S TANGLED WEB (2001) #4: "Severance Package" by Greg Rucka and Eduardo Risso
- THE RUNAWAYS (2003) #1: "Pride and Joy, Chapter One" by Brian K. Vaughan and Adrian Alphona
- FANTASTIC FOUR (1998) #587: "Three, Part 5: The Last Stand" by Jonathan Hickman and Steve Epting
- HAWKEYE (2012) #11: "Pizza Is My Business" by Matt Fraction and David Aja
About the Authors
Patton Oswalt is a Grammy and Emmy award-winning writer, actor and comedian, who co-created Marvel’s M.O.D.O.K. with Jordan Blum. He has scripted comics for DC, Marvel and Dark Horse. Minor Threats marks his first foray into creator-owned works. He’s also worked with Scott Hepburn in a 4-issue M.O.D.O.K. series for Marvel, co-written with Jordan Blum.
Jordan Blum has been a writer and producer on multiple shows including American Dad for Fox & TBS and Community for NBC. Jordan co-created and was the showrunner of Marvel's M.O.D.O.K. for Hulu. He's also written several books for Marvel Comics. Minor Threats marks Jordan's first foray into creator owned comics as well as one of his many collaborations with co-writer Patton Oswalt and artist Scott Hepburn.
Marvel: Unforgettable Stories is available now wherever books are sold!
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