SILVER SURFER EPIC COLLECTION: FREEDOM [NEW PRINTING] [Paperback]

The sentinel of the spaceways soars again! After years trapped on Earth, the Silver Surfer finally breaks free of Galactus barrier and returns to the stars. His full Power Cosmic restored, he heads for Zenn-La. But the old saying holds true: You cant go home again. While the age-old war between the Kree and the Skrulls heats up once again, the Elders of the Universe target Galactus! Theyre not the only heavy hitters in play  not with Mephisto, Death and Eternity around. But love is the greatest force of all  will Surfer find it with his old flame, Shalla Bal? With Galactus herald, Nova? Or with the Celestial Madonna, Mantis? Plus: The origin of Galactus and more! Collecting SILVER SURFER (1982) #1, SILVER SURFER (1987) #1-14, SUPER-VILLAIN CLASSICS #1, and material from EPIC ILLUSTRATED #1 and MARVEL FANFARE (1982) #51.Writer/editor Stan Lee (1922-2018) made comic-book history together with Jack Kirby in 1961 with Fantastic Four #1. The monumental popularity of its new style inspired Lee to develop similarly themed characters — including the Hulk and X-Men with Kirby, Spider-Man and Doctor Strange with Steve Ditko, and Daredevil with Bill Everett. After shepherding his creations through dozens of issues — in some cases a hundred or more — Lee allowed other writers to take over, but he maintained steady editorial control. Eventually, he helped expand Marvel into a multimedia empire. In recent years, his frequent cameo appearances in Marvel’s films established Lee as one of the world’s most famous faces.

Steve Englehart’s history-making contributions to the Marvel Universe began with the Beast’s solo feature in Amazing Adventures, in which the eloquent X-Man first assumed furry form. As Avengers writer, he masterminded such major events as “The Avengers/Defenders War” (in both teams’ titles) and “The Celestial Madl#Y