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Marvel Alphablock (An Abrams Block Book): The Marvel Cinematic Universe from A to Z
The Marvel Cinematic Universe is rich with content, from its highly original characters to its stunning locations. This new title in the Abrams Block Book series features thrilling scenes and fascinating characters from A to Z, perfect for the youngest fan as well as seasoned collectors. As in previous Block Book titles, Marvel Alphablock includes die-cut pages and the stylish art of British design team Peskimo. Each spread highlights important characters every fan of the Marvel Cinematic Universe should know—from Black Panther to Iron Man to Scarlet Witch.
106 pages, Board Book
Published April 16, 2019
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Marvel Comics
9,827 books401 followersMarvel Publishing, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media. Marvel Entertainment, Inc., a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, owns Marvel Publishing (since 2009).
Marvel counts among its characters such well-known properties as Spider-Man, Iron Man, the X-Men, Wolverine, the Hulk, the Fantastic Four, Captain America, Daredevil, Thor, the Sub-Mariner, the Punisher, Ghost Rider, Doctor Strange, and the Silver Surfer; antagonists such as Dr. Doom, the Green Goblin, Dr. Octopus, Venom, Magneto, Sabretooth, Galactus, the Red Skull, the Kingpin, and Bullseye; and others. Most of Marvel's fictional characters operate in a single reality known as the Marvel Universe, with locales set in real-life cities such as New York, Los Angeles and Chicago.
The comic book arm of the company started in 1939 as Timely Publications, and by the early 1950s had generally become known as Atlas Comics. Marvel's modern incarnation dates from 1961, with the company later that year launching Fantastic Four and other superhero titles created by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, and others. Marvel has since become the largest American comic book publisher, surpassing its longtime competitor DC Comics.
On December 31, 2009, The Walt Disney Company acquired Marvel Entertainment for $4.24 billion.
--from Wikipedia
Note: Although currently owned by the Walt Disney Company, this author is kept separate due to it's long history prior to it's acquisition - over 70 years.
Marvel counts among its characters such well-known properties as Spider-Man, Iron Man, the X-Men, Wolverine, the Hulk, the Fantastic Four, Captain America, Daredevil, Thor, the Sub-Mariner, the Punisher, Ghost Rider, Doctor Strange, and the Silver Surfer; antagonists such as Dr. Doom, the Green Goblin, Dr. Octopus, Venom, Magneto, Sabretooth, Galactus, the Red Skull, the Kingpin, and Bullseye; and others. Most of Marvel's fictional characters operate in a single reality known as the Marvel Universe, with locales set in real-life cities such as New York, Los Angeles and Chicago.
The comic book arm of the company started in 1939 as Timely Publications, and by the early 1950s had generally become known as Atlas Comics. Marvel's modern incarnation dates from 1961, with the company later that year launching Fantastic Four and other superhero titles created by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, and others. Marvel has since become the largest American comic book publisher, surpassing its longtime competitor DC Comics.
On December 31, 2009, The Walt Disney Company acquired Marvel Entertainment for $4.24 billion.
--from Wikipedia
Note: Although currently owned by the Walt Disney Company, this author is kept separate due to it's long history prior to it's acquisition - over 70 years.
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March 25, 2019
First sentence: A is for Ant-man. B is for Black Panther. C is for Captain America. D is for Doctor Strange.
Premise/plot: Abrams has published some lovely block books in the past including: AlphaBlock, CountaBlock, BuildaBlock, CityBlock, and StarWarsBlock. Their newest stars Marvel characters. It is still an alphabet book. But it's a fun-and-clever alphabet book. I like turning the letter-shaped pages to reveal the story. I also like seeing the other characters featured throughout the book. (B isn't just for Black Panther...Bucky and Black Widow appear as well. G is for Gamora and Groot. Agent Carter can be spotted before Captain America as well.) The illustrations are packed with details from all the movies. The last spread has a list of all the characters featured throughout the book. There are fifty-four in all.
My thoughts: I really enjoyed this one. I did. I don't love, love, love, love all the Marvel films equally. I have my favorites. I, of course, have my favorite characters as well. There are some characters that I just love and adore. Reading this one makes me want to revisit some of the movies I haven't seen in a while.
The audience for this one is fans of ALL AGES. The Marvel movies are not particularly appropriate for young kids...especially preschoolers. When you see board books you almost naturally think toddlers or preschoolers. But if picture books can be for older readers, why not board books too? (Also, there is nothing inappropriate about sharing this one with little ones. They are just names.)
Premise/plot: Abrams has published some lovely block books in the past including: AlphaBlock, CountaBlock, BuildaBlock, CityBlock, and StarWarsBlock. Their newest stars Marvel characters. It is still an alphabet book. But it's a fun-and-clever alphabet book. I like turning the letter-shaped pages to reveal the story. I also like seeing the other characters featured throughout the book. (B isn't just for Black Panther...Bucky and Black Widow appear as well. G is for Gamora and Groot. Agent Carter can be spotted before Captain America as well.) The illustrations are packed with details from all the movies. The last spread has a list of all the characters featured throughout the book. There are fifty-four in all.
My thoughts: I really enjoyed this one. I did. I don't love, love, love, love all the Marvel films equally. I have my favorites. I, of course, have my favorite characters as well. There are some characters that I just love and adore. Reading this one makes me want to revisit some of the movies I haven't seen in a while.
The audience for this one is fans of ALL AGES. The Marvel movies are not particularly appropriate for young kids...especially preschoolers. When you see board books you almost naturally think toddlers or preschoolers. But if picture books can be for older readers, why not board books too? (Also, there is nothing inappropriate about sharing this one with little ones. They are just names.)
August 3, 2019
It's a fun alphabet book based on the Marvel Cinematic Universe. NOT the Marvel comics universe, so X is for Xandar, not X-men. The illustrations by Peskimo are cute version of many of the scenes in the movie, and I was happy to see a lot of gender and ethnic diversity in the choices. (For example, I was expecting Vision for V, but they went with Valkyrie instead.) It's a little strange to see an adorable Red Skull, but other than that a very nice presentation.
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May 28, 2019THIS IS ADORABLE! Ok so I got really emotional during the last 20 minutes of Endgame, I didn't realize how much I enjoyed these characters, and how much humanity was infused in these heroes. This is a great book for the hip-nerd-toddler crowd and would make a great baby shower gift. In the rare case, I recommend buying your own though, because open-flap books get DESTROYED at the library!
December 21, 2019
This was super cute and I forgot to log it when I read it because I was like 'lol it doesn't count' but you know what?? it DOES count it counts so much and absolutely not just because i have 10 days to meet my goodreads challenge !!
April 16, 2025
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May 16, 2019
So adorable :)
December 9, 2019
I could not believe how joyful this was - I had a genuine reaction of delight to just about every page! There are great iconic movie moments on these pages - O and J are my favorites but I won't spoil them. 4.9 stars out of 5 because of one annoying thing that prevented this from being totally perfect. Go read it!
April 17, 2019
This is a lot of fun. It's not really for kids just learning the alphabet, though, is it. Great artwork. Captured a lot of characters from the movies. They even found an 'X' and a 'Z', which so many alphabet books struggle with.
June 15, 2021
Our favorite in the alpha block series. Our preschooler is interested in superheroes but is too little for the movies. A great intro to the characters without trying to boil plots down to their level.
December 21, 2021
Another great board book from Peskimo. I especially loved this one because the vocabulary words are in alphabetical order. Great for families who love Marvel, but also those learning to identify letters of the alphabet!
April 2, 2019
The latest installment in the Alphablock series features Marvel superheroes with an occasional surprise for the readers.
April 26, 2019
I'd say I got this for the kids but it's more for my husband. It's all the Marvel movie characters in one place. Fun times!
April 26, 2019
This is a really cute book...but has far too much Black Panther and far too few X-Men.
May 20, 2019
Really cute and really cool.
May 20, 2019
Adorable!
November 4, 2019
My 2-year-old grandson is enthralled with superheroes. This book is perfect to help him with his ABCs. He wants to read it over and over and over!
December 16, 2019
The illustrations are SUPER cute
February 7, 2020
LOVED THIS BOOK!!! Oh man parents of babies - I’m buying your baby this book.
May 31, 2021
Read in the middle of Costco, pretty good they could’ve done better on some of the letters but all around a very cute book I would’ve bought it but I don’t know a single child to give it to
November 15, 2022
Simple and super cute
December 15, 2022
If this didn’t count, then why is it on here?
January 7, 2023
Super cute fun way to read the alphabet to kids.
August 17, 2023
Changed my child’s ability to recognize letters significantly and turned him into a marvel fan!
October 25, 2023
L is for Loki. That's good enough for me.
July 9, 2024
A very high quality book and an extremely fun way to think of the ABCs!
December 11, 2021
I like how it included scenes from the movies they were in, not just random drawn pics of them.
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