Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Marvel Goes YA

This week at New York Comic Con, Marvel announced that it was going into the Young Adult book business. The comics giant has enlisted a popular YA novelist to write a book about the character Black Widow’s early years. It’s only the latest example of Marvel’s ever-expanding pop culture grip.

By Madeleine Brand • Oct 16, 2014 • 1 min read

This week at New York Comic Con, Marvel announced that it was going into the Young Adult book business. The comics giant has enlisted a popular YA novelist to write a book about the character Black Widow’s early years. It’s only the latest example of Marvel’s ever-expanding pop culture grip.

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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Marvel Goes YA

This week at New York Comic Con, Marvel announced that it was going into the Young Adult book business. The comics giant has enlisted a popular YA novelist to write a book about the character Black Widow’s early years. It’s only the latest example of Marvel’s ever-expanding pop culture grip.

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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Marvel Goes YA

This week at New York Comic Con, Marvel announced that it was going into the Young Adult book business. The comics giant has enlisted a popular YA novelist to write a book about the character Black Widow’s early years. It’s only the latest example of Marvel’s ever-expanding pop culture grip.

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