Broader events and universe landmarks
No. 178 — Longer term

Marvels Snapshots

Kurt Busiek · Alan Brennert · Evan Dorkin · Sarah Dyer · Mark Russell · Jay Edidin · Barbara Randall Kesel · Howard Chaykin · Saladin Ahmed · Mark Waid · Jerry Ordway · Benjamin Dewey · Tom Reilly · Claire Roe

Story era 01 · The Dawn of the Heroes

Marvels Snapshots brings civilian and intimate character perspectives to eight different parts of Marvel history.

0 of 1 book owned264 pages8 full issues

Setup & reading order

  1. After Marvels or broad familiarity with Marvel history

    Read the eight snapshots as one retrospective anthology. Each one-shot supplies its own local viewpoint; no event-volume switching is required.

Optional context & path

Useful background and earlier stops: Marvels.

Only required setup and earlier volumes in the same project affect the queue. Everything here is optional.

About these books · 4 sources

Publisher and reference pages describe the editions. Reviews and reader discussions offer different views of the stories.

The books

Marvels Snapshots

Trade paperback · 264 pages · Unowned

Book 1 of 1 · The Dawn of the Heroes

Eight original human-scale snapshots range from wartime Namor and young Scott Summers to Civil War and modern Carol/Kamala.

See reading checkpoints
Released 21 Feb 2023 · 264 pages · Alex Ross cover9781302934156Planned edition
Sub-Mariner: Marvels Snapshots (2020)#1
Fantastic Four: Marvels Snapshots (2020)#1
Captain America: Marvels Snapshots (2020)#1
X-Men: Marvels Snapshots (2020)#1
Avengers: Marvels Snapshots (2020)#1
Spider-Man: Marvels Snapshots (2020)#1
Civil War: Marvels Snapshots (2020)#1
Captain Marvel: Marvels Snapshots (2021)#1
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Edition sources

Each ISBN identifies a specific printing and cover. “Owned copy” identifies the edition on my shelf; “Planned edition” identifies the edition listed for collecting.

Duplication across this project

These books share full issues or parts of issues with other books in the plan. Open the lists below to see which stories repeat.

No shared contents are recorded with other books in the plan.

Things to know
  • The anthology is uneven across contributors; selection rests on the combined range and standout perspectives, not uniform acclaim for every chapter.