The Super Hero's Journey Patrick McDonnell Marvel

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<b>The art of the multi-award-winning, beloved <i>Mutts</i> creator Patrick McDonnell and the greatest super heroes of the Marvel Universe come together in this spectacular and bestselling graphic novel</b> <b>"<i>The Super Hero's Journey</i> is a genuinely moving treatise on the inspiration we can take from others, and an antidote for cynicism." --Alex Ross, <i>Fantastic Four: Full Circle</i></b> Imbued with the creativity, artwork, and heart of Patrick McDonnell, this graphic novel love letter features the classic Marvel super heroes including the Fantastic Four, the Incredible Hulk, Captain America, Black Panther, and Spider-Man, and is the synthesis of McDonnell's positive, inspirational sensibility and Marvel's blockbuster brand. Using the Marvel Universe as avatars, McDonnell muses on how comics changed his life and inspired him to become a cartoonist, instilling a moral sensibility that he carries through his work and his life. Visually striking, <i>The Super Hero's Journey</i> incorporates panels from classic Marvel comics as a tribute by McDonnell to his heroes--Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, and the other creators of the Marvel Universe--alongside inspirational quotes from Eckhart Tolle, Thoreau, and others, presenting an adventure unlike any you have ever read. "<b>McDonnell's unexpected conceit flies high and makes a perfect landing.<i>" --Publishers Weekly [Starred Review]</i></b> <b>"A love letter to Marvel comics."<i>--NEWSARAMA</i></b> <b>"A philosophical and spiritual look back at the Silver Age comics heroes that inspired him, McDonnell's weaves his own path to cartooning by intersecting his own art and renditions of Marvel's classic heroes with the original, iconic artwork of their comics, as the likes of Stan Lee...</b>