The Marvels Project #3 (Of 8)

A new miniseries about the Golden Age Marvel Universe, revealing the birth of the original super-heroes and the dramatic effect it has on the current Marvel Universe as we know it, from the wondrous creative team of Ed Brubaker and Steve Epting. Brubaker brilliantly makes the people from the 1940's as real as if they do really exist and just there beside you, and Epting mastery of form and contrast has never been more pronounced as in this issue when the Torch meets Namor in mid-air; you can really see the Torch burn brighter than everything around him, and the searing intensity of his flames seem almost palpable. This is superb writing and and phenomenal artistry in perfect harmony. No wonder IGN gave this issue an "Outstanding" 9.0 rating and an Editor's Choice Award for the comics week of October 14, 2009. One of Marvel's best among its current titles.

The centerpiece of Marvel's 70th anniversary celebration turns a deadly corner, as Nazi spies infiltrate the secret US government's Super-Soldier Experiment... and while the Torch learns what it means to be both human and a hero, Prince Namor arrives in New York looking for nothing more than vengeance! Things really heat up this issue as award-winning creators Ed Brubaker and Steve Epting bring you the definitive in-continuity origin of Marvel! Written by ED BRUBAKER Penciled by STEVE EPTING; Cover by STEVE MCNIVEN; Variant Cover by STEVE EPTING; Variant Cover by GERALD PAREL --

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