Marvel Masterworks: Defenders Vol. 2

May 11, 2010 Gormuu

Marvel Masterworks Vol. 148: Defenders HC – Variant Edition jacket cover

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

Defenders #8, pg. 1; pencils, Sal Buscema; inks, Frank McLaughlin; If Atlantis Should Fall, Sub-Mariner, Hawkeye, Valkyrie

Defenders #8, pg. 7; pencils, Sal Buscema; inks, Frank McLaughlin; Silver Surfer, Hulk, Doctor Strange

Avengers #115, pg. 17; pencils, Bob Brown; inks, Mike Esposito; Loki, Avengers/Defenders War

Avengers #116, pg. 3; pencils, Bob Brown; inks, Mike Esposito; Avengers/Defenders War, Wong, Thor

Avengers #116, pg. 9; pencils, Bob Brown; inks, Mike Esposito; Loki, Defenders War

Avengers #116, pg. 16; pencils, Bob Brown; inks, Mike Esposito; Loki, Vision, Silver Surfer, Avengers/Defenders War

Defenders #9, pg. 18; pencils, Sal Buscema; inks, Frank McLaughlin; Mantis, Doctor Strange, Black Panther, Avengers/Defenders War

Avengers #117, pg. 12; pencils, Bob Brown; inks, Mike Esposito; Sub-Mariner, Captain America

Defenders #10, pg. 3; pencils, Sal Buscema; inks, Frank Bolle; Thor, Hulk, Evil Eye, Avengers Defenders War

Defenders #10, pg. 9; pencils, Sal Buscema; inks, Frank Bolle; Avengers/Defenders War. Incredible Hulk vs. Thor splash page

Avengers #118, pg. 1; pencils, Bob Brown; inks, Mike Esposito, Frank Giacoia; To the Death, Avengers/Defenders War

Defenders #11, pg. 3; pencils, Sal Buscema; inks, Frank Bolle

Defenders #15, pg. 5; pencils, Sal Buscema; inks, Klaus Janson

Defenders #16, pg. 6; pencils, Sal Buscema; inks, Mike Esposito

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