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by: David Kraft, Ed Hannigan, Jim Shooter, Mary Jo Duffy, Steven Grant, Mark Gruenwald, Bob Lubbers, Sal Buscema, Jim Mooney, Don Perlin, Bruce D. Patterson, Herb Trimpe, Jack Abel, Joe Sinnott, Tex Blaisdell, Pablo Marcos  List Price: $16.99 Amazon.com's Price: $13.76 You Save: $3.23 (19%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 741 EAN: 9780785130611 ISBN: 0785130616 Label: Marvel Comics Manufacturer: Marvel Comics Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 584 Publication Date: July 30, 2008 Publisher: Marvel Comics Studio: Marvel Comics Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: Havok, Nova, Captain Ultra...Shocker, Plantman, Batroc the Leaper - not the Defenders, but two incredible simulations! But the debacle of the dozens of "Defenders for a Day" is just the start for the latest look at Earth's Mightiest Non-Team! Will they be driven mad by Lunatik, or blown away by Foolkiller? International crises and extradimensional warfare abound! The secret of Omega the Unknown! Asgardians, androids, and guys with wings on their heads! Plus: Spider-Man, the Black Panther, and a guest-appearance by Millie the Model! Collects Defenders #61-91. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Adventures of the non-team (volume 4)Among the great Marvel superhero teams, I've always had a particular affection for the Defenders. The Fantastic Four were bonded by family, the X-Men were united first as students, then as part of a cause and the Avengers were the all-stars. The Defenders were different, a "non-team" of loners like Dr. Strange, the Sub-Mariner and the Hulk who could barely stand to be together. A few dozen issues into the run, the Defenders would eventually be more of a regular team with the characters who would ... Read More Rating:  - Getting better with every volumeVolume 4 of this Essentials title definitely goes better places than Volume 3 did. For one thing, Nighthawk fares better as a leader in this book. Rather than being captured in over a dozen issues like he was in Volume 3, he's stepped up as a leader here. He's painted as quite a bit of a jerk, but is still interesting to see in action. The infamous "Defender for a Day" storyline is here, which pours in every "B" list character Marvel could scrape up at the time. Heroes like Havok, Quasar, ... Read More 
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