Marvel Visionaries: John Romita Jr.

Marvel Visionaries

by John Romita Jr.

Celebrating the artwork of John Romita Jr, a legend in his own right, on the anniversary of his first work on Amazing Spider-Man Tony Stark battles alcoholism Spider-Man battles the Juggernaut though the streets of New York The dawn of a New Universe Daredevil and Kingpin celebrate Christmas The Punisher joins the mafia Also featuring the Hulk, Magneto, Professor X, a masterful retelling of Daredevil's origin, and more Collects Amazing Spider-Man #229-230, #36, Annual #11, Iron Man #128 & #256, Uncanny X-Men #183 & #309, Star Brand #1, Daredevil #253, Punisher War Zone #1, Daredevil: Man Without Fear #1-2 and Hulk #25 & #34

Genres: Comics

360 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2005

About the author

John Salvatore Romita, Jr. is an American comic book artist best known for his extensive work for Marvel Comics from the 1970s to the 2000s. He is often referred to as JRJR (the abbreviation of John Romita, Jr.)

He is the son of comic book artist John Romita Sr.

Reviews

[Craig · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a very nice retrospective of J.R. Jr.'s work. There are excellent Spider Man, Daredevil, and Iron Man stories, but I never much cared for his Punisher or Hulk works. Also included is an absolutely awful thing called Star Brand. I had a very pleasent and memorable discussion with the bookstore clerk when I was purchasing this; we debated the merits of various father-and-son comics artists.

[Derek · Rating 4 out of 5]

John Romita Jr. has left an indelible mark on Marvel Comics history. This lengthy collection still doesn't touch upon all the key Marvel characters he left his stamp on. This is a fantastic volume, one that highlights many important moments in Marvel lore across more than four decades.

[AMAKA EKEYI · Rating 5 out of 5]

Spider-Man my personal vs route this story is so good

[Jason Holtzman · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a very well put together collection! JRJR has worked on a number of very notable stories throughout his career, so along with highlighting his work, this edition also serves as a great collection of various well-regarded stories. Not all of them are complete winners, and some lack quite a bit of context, but overall most of the pieces are very good, with both terrific art and writing.