Marvel Masterworks: Defenders Vol. 2 HC
Reprints: Defenders #7-16, Giant-Size Defenders #1, Avengers #115-118
(Vol. 148 in the Marvel Masterworks Library)
First Print
Release Date: December 1, 2010
REGULAR EDITION ISBN: 978-0-7851-4216-4 • List Price: $54.99
VARIANT EDITION ISBN: 978-0-7851-4217-1 • List Price: $54.99
VARIANT PRINT RUN: 1068
Printed by R.R. Donnelley Asia Printing Solutions, Dongguan, Guangdong, China
312 Pages
Written by Steve Englehart & Len Wein with Tony Isabella
Penciled by Sal Buscema & Bob Brown with Jim Starlin
Cover by Gil Kane
Introduction by Steve Englehart
Collection Editor: Cory Sedlmeier
Color Reconstruction: Sheila Johnson
Art Reconstruction: Dale Crain
BONUS CONTENT:
• Giant-Size Defenders #1 house ad from July 1974 titles
• Avengers/Defenders War TPB cover by Carlos Pacheco
• Avengers/Defenders War Premiere Classic HC by John Romita Sr. and Richard Isanove
• Bios: Steve Englehart, Len Wein, Sal Buscema, Bob Brown, Tony Isabella, Jim Starlin, George Tuska
ON SALE:
• REGULAR MASTERWORKS STOREFRONT
• VARIANT MASTERWORKS STOREFRONT
DISCUSS AT THE COLLECTED EDITIONS FORUMS:
• DEFENDERS MASTERWORKS VOL. 2 DISCUSSION
PREVIEW IMAGES
AVENGERS AND DEFENDERS AT WAR…AND MORE!
The Dynamic Defenders, comicdom’s most famous non-team, launch into their second Marvel Masterworks collection with the granddaddy of all mega-events – the Avengers/Defenders War! Thor vs. Hulk! Silver Surfer vs. the Vision! Namor vs. Cap! It’s a super hero battle royale orchestrated by the mystic menace Dormammu and the mischievous Loki. Concocted by Steve Englehart, the cross-title adventure is collected in full and has never looked better!
And that’s just the tip of the iceberg! This packed-to-the-gills collection also includes Attuma’s invasion of the surface world; Hawkeye’s joining the ranks of the Defenders; the all-time classic battle with the Squadron Sinister that brought Nighthawk into the Defenders’ fold; a team-up with Professor X to stop Magneto and the his Ultimate Mutant; and at long last, the return of the Black Knight!
They’re classics that redefined super teams forever, one and all, so come join the revolution with the Marvel Masterworks!
ISSUES REPRINTED
Defenders #7-16, Giant-Size Defenders #1, Avengers #115-118
