Mcu

The Rise of Marvel Studios

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Gavin Edwards, Dave Gonzales, Joanna Robinson: Mcu (2023, Liveright Publishing Corporation)

English language

Published Nov. 5, 2023 by Liveright Publishing Corporation.

ISBN:
978-1-63149-751-3
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Thorough, Journalistic History that Didn't Overlook the Negative Parts

4 stars

I appreciated that the authors weren't overly deferential and addressed some of the dirty laundry, but is definitely a book for fans. Don't try it unless you generally like the movies.

The author team were magazine and newspaper journalists and generally wrote in that style. I appreciated the wide range of sources they talked to.

This was mostly chronological but there were also a few thematic chapters about aspects such as the writer's program or trying to break into China.

It didn't cover every movie, but that's understandable given the length of the book.

I listened to a few chapters of the audiobook version while driving and wasn't impressed by the reader. He seemed to be doing an affected "announcer voice" too much.

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