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Comprehensive guide to the characters of Earth's mightiest Super Hero team, including more than 200 heroes and villains. It is packed with detailed information on each character's history, stats, abilities, and power ranks, and has been updated to cover new events in the Avengers' world. -- adapted from back cover.

"What does Spider-Man eat? Does Black Panther have real claws? Find out the . . . answers to these . . . questions and . . . more"--OCLC.

"Get to know the heroes and villains of the Marvel universe. Featuring 40 key players every fan needs to know! Readers can get to know the ins-and-outs of Spider-Man, the Guardians of the Galaxy, and the Avengers"--Back cover.

Provides brief introductions to fourteen Marvel superheroes, including Black Panther, Captain America, Captain Marvel, and Squirrel Girl.

"5-Minute Characters gathers together the easiest characters from The Master Guide to Drawing Anime series and The Manga Fashion Bible for the beginning anime artist. This carefully curated collection shows aspiring artists how to use simple templates to draw the head from different angles, bodies of characters from different age groups, and authentic anime hairstyles and fashions. Next, they'll see step by step how to draw dozens of the most popular character types and the emotions and attitudes that make them compelling. Finally, readers can put it all together and create simple scenes"--.

"This how-to-draw-anime book from bestselling author Christopher Hart teaches the fundamentals of drawing anime for the Romance genre using easy-to-follow, step-by-step instruction"--.

"[A] guide to drawing the edgy fashions found in the popular Japanese genre [of manga. Provides] ... tutorials ... [and] projects for aspiring artists, from creating classic outfits worn by popular manga characters to depicting ... trends emerging from Tokyo ... [The author] explains how to draw eyes and hairstyles as well as figures, body types, and poses; mix and match outfits, accessorize, create complementary color schemes, add a sense of movement to the image, and design exciting wardrobes for all seasons"--Provided by publisher.

Leading art instructor and bestselling author Christopher Hart teaches tweens and teens how to draw cool anime characters.

Ryoko, a character from the manga world, falls through a rip in pages into the real world, where he struggles to survive as an outsider in a typical American high school. Things like his chibi character, thought balloons, and motion lines make that difficult, especially after he meets and falls for Marissa Montaigne.

Profiles the women superheroes and villains of the DC Universe, also profiles some of the real-life women integral to the characters' development.