{"product_id":"marvel-universe-origin-stories-paperback","title":"Marvel Universe: Origin Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBruce Wagner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Marvel Universe\u003c\/i\u003e details the lives and deaths of Wagner's cast of characters: an orphaned billionairess, a black man wrongly convicted of murder, a schizophrenic child obsessed with the comic book character Wolverine, a cancelled TV star, and the love child of Elon Musk. Their intertwining stories take place during the pandemic, a year of tectonic social unrest, ushering in a new reality that surpasses anything any Hollywood franchise could hope to imagine.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBruce Wagner\u003c\/b\u003e has written thirteen novels and bestsellers, including the famous \"Cellphone Trilogy,\" \u003ci\u003eI'm Losing You\u003c\/i\u003e (PEN USA finalist), \u003ci\u003eI'll Let You Go\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eStill Holding\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDead Stars\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eROAR: American Master\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Oral Biography of Roger Orr\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Empty Chair\u003c\/i\u003e, and the PEN\/Faulkner-finalist \u003ci\u003eChrysanthemum Palace\u003c\/i\u003e. He wrote the screenplay for David Cronenberg's film \u003ci\u003eMaps to the Stars\u003c\/i\u003e, for which Julianne Moore won Best Actress at the Cannes Film Festival in 2014. In 1993, Wagner wrote and created the visionary mini-series \u003ci\u003eWild Palms\u003c\/i\u003e for producer Oliver Stone and co-wrote (with Ullman) three seasons of the acclaimed \u003ci\u003eTracey Ullman's State of the Union\u003c\/i\u003e. He has written essays and articles for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eArtforum\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Los Angeles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 528\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.57 x 8.35 x 5.59 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 23, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42152830435463,"sku":"9781648210518","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/742c47d34d6dfae96c17f80647317e89.webp?v=1733216833","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/marvel-universe-origin-stories-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}