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Elisabeth d, Reviewer
Thank you W. W. Norton & Company for providing me with an ARC
I've been a Marvel fan since X-Men '92 and watched every MCU entry since Iron Man. However, I didn't know about the behind-the-scenes process and the people behind the studio. For example, I knew that getting a female fronted solo film was not happening because they (the faceless they) didn't think it would sell toys. But I didn't know the who specifically, or the why, or the culture of Marvel. MCU was a great deep-dive into twenty-plus years of the cinematic history of Marvel movies and the MCU.
It's fast-paced for a non-fiction book. I couldn't put it down, which is a non-fiction rarity for me. I was interesting in reading this book because of one author: Joanna Robinson, who I listen to on the House of R podcast on the Ringerverse network. If you are a Marvel fan, I'd recommend that pod, and this book.
I've been a Marvel fan since X-Men '92 and watched every MCU entry since Iron Man. However, I didn't know about the behind-the-scenes process and the people behind the studio. For example, I knew that getting a female fronted solo film was not happening because they (the faceless they) didn't think it would sell toys. But I didn't know the who specifically, or the why, or the culture of Marvel. MCU was a great deep-dive into twenty-plus years of the cinematic history of Marvel movies and the MCU.
It's fast-paced for a non-fiction book. I couldn't put it down, which is a non-fiction rarity for me. I was interesting in reading this book because of one author: Joanna Robinson, who I listen to on the House of R podcast on the Ringerverse network. If you are a Marvel fan, I'd recommend that pod, and this book.
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