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Slugfest: Inside the Epic, 50-year Battle between Marvel and DC

Tucker, Reed

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Da Capo

Slugfest: Inside the Epic, 50-Year Battle Between Marvel and DC

The first in-depth, behind-the-scenes book treatment of the rivalry between the two comic book giants. THEY ARE THE TWO TITANS OF THE COMIC BOOK INDUSTRY--the Coke and Pepsi of superheroes--and for more than 50 years, Marvel and DC have been locked in an epic battle for spandex supremacy. At stake is not just sales, but cultural relevancy and the hearts of millions of fans. To many partisans, Marvel is now on top. But for much of the early 20th century, it was DC that was the undisputed leader, having launched the American superhero genre with the 1938 publication of Joe Shuster and Jerry Siegel's Superman strip. DC's titles sold millions of copies every year, and its iconic characters were familiar to nearly everyone in America. Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman--DC had them all. And then in 1961, an upstart company came out of nowhere to smack mighty DC in the chops. With the publication of Fantastic Four #1, Marvel changed the way superheroes stories were done. Writer-editor Stan Lee, artists Jack Kirby, and the talented Marvel bullpen subsequently unleashed a string of dazzling new creations, including the Avengers, Hulk, Spider-Man, the X-Men, and Iron Man. Marvel's rise forever split fandom into two opposing tribes. Suddenly the most telling question you could ask a superhero lover became "Marvel or DC?" Slugfest, the first book to chronicle the history of this epic rivalry into a single, in-depth narrative, is the story of the greatest corporate rivalry never told. Complete with interviews with the major names in the industry, Slugfest reveals the arsenal of schemes the two companies have employed in their attempts to outmaneuver the competition, whether it be stealing ideas, poaching employees, planting spies, or launching price wars. The feud has never completely disappeared, and it simmers on a low boil to this day. With DC and Marvel characters becoming global icons worth billions, if anything, the stakes are higher now than ever before.

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Children's Books

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Over the years, the companies have deployed an arsenal of schemes in an attempt to outmaneuver the competition, whether it be stealing ideas, poaching employees, planting spies, ripping off characters or launching price wars. Sometimes the feud has been vicious, at other times, more cordial. But it has never completely disappeared, and it simmers on a low boil to this day.
This is the story of the greatest corporate rivalry never told. Other books have revealed elements of the Marvel-DC battle, but this will be the first one to put it all together into a single, juicy narrative. It will also serve as an alternate history of the superhero, told through the lens of these two publishers.

Arts & Photography

Graphic Design

SPHERE

In the ranks of college basketball, Duke is like something scraped off the bottom of a shoe. It’s like a nasty virus you catch from a door handle at a public toilet. No team is as uniquely hated as those smug, entitled, floor-slapping, fist-pumping, insufferable Blue Devils. The loathing has almost reached the level of a religion. Christian Laettner is a punk. Amen. The Cameron Crazies are obnoxious. The Plumlees are three times as worthless. Coach K is a jerk. Kumbaya. The team is dogged by an intense hatred that no other team can match---and for good reason. Millions of basketball fans around the world are not imagining things. Duke really is evil, and within these pages, Reed Tucker and Andy Bagwell show readers exactly why Duke deserves to be so detested. They bruise and batter the Blue Devils with fact after fact, story after story, statistic after statistic. They build an airtight case that could stand up in a court of law. So sit back, force someone poorer than you to do your work in true Duke fashion, and crack open the ultimate guide to Duke suckitude. Show More Show Less

Duke Sucks: A Completely Even-handed, Unbiased Investigation into the Most Evil Team on Planet Earth

Humor & Entertainment

Bagwell, Andy

Humor

St. Martin's: Griffin

Duke Sucks: A Completely Evenhanded, Unbiased Investigation into the Most Evil Team on Planet Earth

SON LOS DOS TITANES DE LA INDUSTRIA DEL COMIC, la Coca Cola y la Pepsi de los superhéroes, y durante más de 50 años Marvel y DC han estado enzarzadas en una épica batalla por la supremacía en el negocio del spandex. Lo que está en juego no son solo las ventas, sino la relevancia cultural y los corazones de millones de aficionados. 
Para muchos devotos, Marvel está ahora en la cima. Pero durante gran parte de principios del siglo XX, DC fue la líder indiscutible tras el lanzamiento del género del superhéroe americano con la publicación en 1938 de la serie de Superman de Joe Shuster y Jerry Siegel. Los títulos de DC vendían millones de ejemplares cada año, y casi todos los norteamericanos estaban familiarizados con sus icónicos personajes. Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman… DC los tenía todos. 
Y entonces, en 1961, una advenediza editorial apareció de la nada para sacudirle un bofetón en los morros a la poderosa DC. Con la publicación de Fantastic Four n.º 1, Marvel cambió la forma de hacer superhéroes. El guionista y editor Stan Lee, el artista Jack Kirby y los talentosos miembros del Bullpen de Marvel desplegaron una serie de deslumbrantes nuevas creaciones, entre las que se incluyen Avengers, Hulk, Spider-Man, X-Men e Iron Man. 
El auge de Marvel dividió para siempre a los aficionados en dos tribus enfrentadas. De repente, la pregunta más reveladora que podías plantear a un amante de los superhéroes pasó a ser, "¿Marvel o DC?". 
MARVEL VS DC, el primer libro que relata la historia de este épico enfrentamiento en una única y detallada narración, es la historia de la mayor rivalidad corporativa jamás contada. 
Con entrevistas a los nombres más destacados de la industria, MARVEL VS DC revela el arsenal de argucias que las editoriales han utilizado en su empeño por aventajar a la competencia, ya sea robar ideas, birlar empleados, colocar espías, plagiar personajes o decretar guerras de precios. La contienda jamás ha llegado a desaparecer por completo, y hierve a fuego lento hasta el día de hoy. En todo caso, con los personajes de DC y de Marvel convirtiéndose en iconos globales valorados en millones de dólares, nunca ha habido tanto en juego.\nBook Description\nEl primer libro que relata la historia de este épico enfrentamiento.

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Slugfest: Inside the Epic, 50-year Battle between Marvel and DC

Slugfest: Inside the Epic, 50-year Battle between Marvel and DC

The Osbournes Unf***ingauthorized: The Completely Unauthorized and Unofficial Guide to Everything Osbourne

Slugfest: Inside the Epic, 50-Year Battle Between Marvel and DC

Duke Sucks: A Completely Even-handed, Unbiased Investigation into the Most Evil Team on Planet Earth

Duke Sucks: A Completely Evenhanded, Unbiased Investigation into the Most Evil Team on Planet Earth

Marvel vs DC

Duke Still Sucks: More Completely Unbiased Thoughts About the Most Evil Team on Planet Earth