Both giant tomes are packed with history and lore from two of the biggest pop-culture franchises of all time.
All the information you could ever want to know about the Marvel and Star Wars universes is just a URL away, but nothing beats the feeling of a hardcover encyclopedia dedicated to those fictional worlds. Marvel Encyclopedia: New Edition was published last month and is now on sale for its best price yet. Amazon is offering a limited-time deal that drops the price of this hardcover book down to only $29 (was $45).
Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy releases November 19 and is available tom preorder for $45.
$29 (Was $45)
Released on October 8, Marvel Encyclopedia: New Edition features hundreds of new and expanded entries compared to the exceedingly popular 2019 edition.
Created by Marvel’s best historians and comic book experts, the 2024 Marvel Encyclopedia is a 500-plus page hardcover featuring over 1,200 characters, their adventures, and how they fit into the wider Marvel comic book universe. It’s packed with artwork from Marvel comic books and has a stylish cover illustrated by Marco Checchetto.
If you own the 2019 edition, there’s obviously considerable overlap here, but the 2024 edition adds key moments from the past five years of Marvel comics. The 2019 edition was 448 pages, whereas the 2024 edition is 512 pages (64 more pages).
$45 (Was $50)
Changing gears, you can grab an IRL Wookiepedia with the Star Wars Encyclopedia. This thick 448-page book has comprehensive histories of 1,200 characters, ranging from icons like Lando Calrissian to personalities you’ve never heard of like Therm Scissorpunch. Yes, the Therm Scissorpunch. You can also read up on the terrifying wildlife of Star Wars, the cool vehicles used across the films and TV series, and technology like the Mandalorian’s beskar armor, Luke Skywalker’s lightsaber, and much more. Preorders are available at Amazon, Walmart, and Target ahead of its November 19 release.
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