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This book contains more than 200 heroes and villains from the DC Universe and every page is filled with figures, fact, and stats.
A who's who of the DC Universe; in other words Yay!
Fun encyclopedia to flip through
Aimed at a tween / teen audience, Ultimate Character Guide presents alphabetized thumbnail sketch entries for the 21st century versions of DC's famed superheroes and their villainous counterparts. While the biographical information is prosaic (okay, sometimes boring) the illustrations - and I'm guessing most were done especially for this volume - were often exceptional.
3.5*This book was fun to read but the information was quite minimal. Overall it was a fun read :)
I think this is very good book and I think that even if it doesn't have all the dc comics or dc universe characters, it already has a good amount of superheroes and information about them. I highly recommend this book to kids and young adults.
My 4 year old loved reading the bios of all of his favorite superheroes. He wants to be The Atom for Halloween. :-)
I found this to be a very entertaining read, which has actually encouraged me to look into more DC comics.This lavishly illustrated guide, written by Brandon T. Snider, and published in 2011 originally, lists 203 characters in alphabetical order, including superheroes like Batman, Wonder Woman, Superman, villains such as Lex Luthor and Cyborg Superman, as well as some who are much more obscure, all in alphabetical order. Each character receives a page each, with a 'Vital Stats' box, a list of al...
An epic book for children and grown-up children, alike.
DC Comics has had a vast publishing history since its humble beginnings in 1938, with the 'übermensch' Superman character being the company's first successful superhero to enjoy worldwide media attention for nearly seventy-five years now. Initially, characters from their respective comics didn't particularly interact with each other; only on title pages, and even then it was rare. That all changed with the concept of the superhero team in the form of the Justice Society of America (the JSA), and...
Real fast and easy introduction to many of the characters of the DC universe.
So, the good: the art in this book is fun and vibrant, it does indeed feature most of the bigger characters in the DC universe, and the layouts are really well done.The bad? This book is definitely intended for a young audience. I think even most teens would find the descriptions simplistic. I was disappointed by the lack of depth in information - no mention, really, of what series the characters were primarily found in, no real info about who the heros were before their current incarnation (for...
Good for kids or Young Adults just getting into the DC comic universe. A lot of illustrations with side-bars explaining the characters background and whether they are a villian or hero. Good reference guide for beginners.
Probably one of the best books about comics ive ever read. (besides actual comics) I would say it has atleast 75% of all DC characters, it portrayes them all nicely with lots of good art and facts about their lives and powers. Doesnt take very long to read though.
Nice, encyclopedic guide to the characters of DC Comics.
A very quick read since most of the bios are extremely short. It is definitely over-priced, however, it is so goddam pretty. I had to give it 5 stars. <3____<3
This book is perfect for if you are wanting to get more into the DC universe or if you are already a die hard fan. It has information about all of the characters and the illustrations are amazing. I loved reading this book as I got to read about my favourite DC characters and got to find out about characters I didn't know existed. It really opens your eyes up to the whole franchise and will make you want to find out more about each different character and their story lines.
As per its Marvel equivalent, this book was too basic for my tastes (and I admit I may not be the target audience). A mixture of decent and not-so-good art and very simplistic descriptions of the various characters. Some facts are repeated on the same page, while some things listed under "powers" just aren't powers at all.Good to dip into if you are starting out collecting/appreciating comics, but a bit pointless for hard-core fans.
I am reading and starting to get in to dc comics, so i thought this would be great so that i’m not confused, because although i LOVE batman, and arrow, and a few of dc’s superheroes, i don’t know much. so this was super great!
Shota and I read this every night for a few months.
