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Title: Superman: The Ultimate Guide by Scott Beatty, Roger Stewart, Jeph Loeb ISBN: 0-7894-8853-1 Publisher: DK Publishing Pub. Date: 01 July, 2002 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.93 (15 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent overview of modern Superman comic history
Comment: This book concentrates on the history of Superman since the character and his universe was revised around 1986. A series from DC called Crisis On Infinite Earths wiped out past continuity and allowed creators (most notably writer-artist John Byrne and fellow writer Marv Wolfman) to give the Man Of Steel a fresh start.
It's a well written and illustrated book that allows new and old readers alike to make sense of Superman and his world. Space is allocated to explaining the backstories and abilities of all the major players in the DC Comics Superman mythos. A timeline of all major events in the entire history of Superman comics is included in the back of the book which is great for readers who have only been reading the comics in recent years. It is also an acknowledgement that Superman had a long and important history before the revamp in the 1980s.
As a Superman fan for over 30 years, I can thoroughly recommend this informative and colourful book. At first glance it may appear to be little more than a picture book, but there's a lot of information contained between the covers. A must have for any Superman fan.
Rating: 4
Summary: A Picturial View of the Man of Steel
Comment: DK's series on the DC universe shows its strengths in this text on our favorite Man from Krypton. As usual, the people involved have done their homework and research well. The hours put into this text show. The pictures are fun visually, but I am concerned that a few of the photos might be intense for the under twelve set. Remember, a great many of these books will be sold at Costco, Sam's Club and a few other general outlets where some parents may not check out the books. Still, it is a vast improvement over the Batman book, which was slightly more intense.
For the fans of the comic since 1986 (when the fictional character was overhauled), this book is all comprehensive and forgetting little that has happened in the comic since then. I would have liked to have seen Superman from the different interpretations given a few pages apiece (Superman in the live action the Adventures of Superman, Superman in the Superfriends, Superman in the Superboy show, Superman in Lois and Clark, etc. .)
I also found myself wishing for a few pages of the pre-Crisis history. Like a page on the five types of Kryptonite (green, red, white, blue, and jewel), and other nostaligic trivia of the past.
I loved the illustrations for Krypton and various other detailed graphic pages. And I especially enjoyed the six pages on the back which gave a good breakdown over the past fifty years and gave an excellent overview for those of us older fans.
I look forward to the next book on the Justice League coming in November.
Sincerely,
JThree
Rating: 5
Summary: awsome book!
Comment: This book tells you everything you will need to know about Superman. The pages are filled with color and tell you about all the heroes and villains! You should really consider buying this book if you are a Superman fan.
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Title: Batman: The Ultimate Guide to the Dark Knight by Scott Beatty ISBN: 078947865X Publisher: DK Publishing Pub. Date: 01 September, 2001 List Price(USD): $19.99 |
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Title: JLA:The Ultimate Guide to the Justice League of America by Scott Beatty, Roger Stewart, Dorling Kindersley Publishing ISBN: 0789488930 Publisher: DK Publishing Pub. Date: 01 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $19.99 |
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Title: Spider-Man: The Ultimate Guide by Tom Defalco, Stan Lee, Tom De Falco ISBN: 078947946X Publisher: DK Publishing Pub. Date: 01 September, 2001 List Price(USD): $19.99 |
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Title: X-Men Updated Edition: The Ultimate Guide by Peter Sanderson, Dorling Kindersley Publishing ISBN: 078949258X Publisher: DK Publishing Pub. Date: March, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.99 |
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Title: Hulk: The Incredible Guide by Tom Defalco ISBN: 0789492601 Publisher: DK Publishing Pub. Date: May, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.99 |
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