Discover the wonder of Wonder Man! Simon Williams is imbued with incredible ionic powers by Baron Zemo to become an enemy of the Avengers but gives his life to save them - and later returns from the grave to join them! Traumatized by his death, Simon must summon all his courage, strength and will to prove himself a hero! His burgeoning confidence sees him head to Hollywood to become a movie star - and a founding member of the West Coast Avengers! But he's never far from drama with his complicated family tree - which includes Vision, Scarlet Witch, Ultron...and his brother, the Grim Reaper! Collecting AVENGERS (1963) #9, #52, #131-132, #151-153, #157-160, #164-166, #181, #192-194, #197, #203, #207-208, #211 and ï GIANT-SIZE AVENGERS #3; MARVEL TEAM-UP (1972) #78 and ˆ MARVEL PREMIERE 7 MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE (1974) N VISION AND THE SCARLET WITCH (1982) #3; VISION AND THE SCARLET WITCH (1985) #2; WEST COAST AVENGERS (1984) #2; WEST COAST AVENGERS (1985) #1-2 and #25; AVENGERS WEST COAST #66-68 and WONDER MAN (1986) #1 - plus material from AVENGERS (1963) #201 and ANNUAL #6, SOLO AVENGERS #13, MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS (1988) #38-45, AVENGERS SPOTLIGHT #28, MARVEL SUPER-HEROES (1990) #4, AVENGERS WEST COAST #65 and AVENGERS CLASSIC #9.

ワンダーマンの本質は、神のごとき剛力と裏腹にある人間臭い弱さにあります。死の恐怖や自己喪失に怯え、ヒーローという役割に苦悩する彼の姿は、初期マーベル作品でも異彩を放っています。一度命を落とした男がいかに自分を再構築し、過去の罪を贖うかという実存主義的な問いかけこそが、本作最大の文学的魅力です。 ビジョンや兄との愛憎渦巻く家族の神話も必見です。虚飾の街ハリウッドと戦場の狭間で揺れる彼の魂は、ジャンルを超えた深みを持っています。弱さを抱えたまま正義を模索するその軌跡は、読む者に強烈な共感を呼び起こし、不完全なまま前を向こうとするすべての人へ、魂を震わせる勇気を与えてくれるでしょう。