The Marvel Comics Guide to New York City

I run half and full marathons. Recently a friend asked me if I would run the 2014 NYC Marathon with her. At first I said no but later changed my mind when she told me that we'd be running through all five boroughs. That is too interesting to resist. Once I'd made the decision to proceed, then I realized I'd be seeing many notable places based upon my love of superheroes, particularly those in the Marvel universe. I did a Google search and found The Marvel Comics Guide to New York City, which I looked at and bought on Amazon. This is a wonderful book. For the comic book fan, this shows the real landmarks you've read in Marvel Comics, gives you an indication of where some landmarks would be if they really existed, and shows real places that were the inspiriation for fictionalized versions in the comics. As someone who will be running in NYC and then be a tourist checking out the hub of the Marvel universe, this book was a delightful, fascinating read. If you're a comic fan who is thinking of going to NYC or a comic fan who just wants a look behind the curtain of Marvel Comics' home territory, this book is a must read.

Got this for my 10 year old nephew to get him excited and help him plan for his first trip to NYC. He loves it.

This Guide to New York City is Rich in history, anecdotes and Comic books-- what's that you say? you want to go to Hell's Kitchen so you look it up in this book and you'll find all about our Hell's Kitchen. But then Peter Sanderson takes you one step further and takes you through all of the historical places and Heroes that live and work in Hell's Kitchen(Daredevil/Matt Murdock) that are in the Marvel Universe.From Midtown and the fantastic four and the Baxter Building to Westchester County and the X-Men you'll find all sorts of info fun and pics. a worthwile investment for those who like to collect unusual guides to cities.

It arrived in time and in great condition and I thought it was very interesting. I admit I didn't actually use it to get around, I used a map of the subway instead just because it was handier, but I did enjoy reading about the different Marvel events that took place at each landmark or place I had visited, or planned to visit.Be aware though that this was published a while ago, so none of the MCU is included.

Fun little book. GIven to little brother who had recently moved to New York. I ejoyed flipping through it and learning a few neat little facts.

Good book that provides historical information about places and structures in the Marvel world. Easy read, well written. A must buy for comic book fans.

This was a gift for a big comic book fan. He loved reading this book and the pictures were great.

This book contains NO color pictures. It has 236 pages of WORDS, WORDS, WORDS and 30 rather small black-and-white illustrations. If you want an encyclopedic list of every time a Marvel superhero flew past the Empire State Building, then this book is for you.There are a few photos too (all small and fuzzy) of places like Central Park.I'm astonished that the MARVEL people allowed their name to be attached to this book.

Una guía completa y muy entretenida. Ideal para ver Nueva York desde otra perspectiva. Perfecta para los fans de marvel que vayan a visitar esa gran ciudad.

Me decepcionó por lo pequeño que es, aunque es cierto que en el título ya te advierte que es una "guía". Ni una sola ilustración en color, ni una fotografía, con una tipografía muy básica

La verdad es que es mas en plan "Novelilla" que una guía que sirva realmente para algo. Ni te viene un plano situando los sitios de donde habla... me decepciono bastante