Good, but slightly flawed

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	• The DC Comics Encyclopedia DK Publishing DK ADULT, 2004 - 352 pages average customer review:based on 65 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

A fun reference

I like this book. It includes an amazing number of characters from over 60 years of the DC universe. It's full of tons of great art and descriptions. The artwork all comes from previously published work unlike the old "Who's Who In the DC Universe" publications, where artists were hired to create new portraits of each character. In fact some of the artwork in this book comes straight from the early 1990's "Who's Who" series. It would have been nice to have seen original art for each character like that again, but the way it's done here works well enough. I'm sure the expense of commissioning over 1000 new portraits seemed ridiculous to the publisher, considering the treasure trove of existing art from which to choose.

One thing i don't like about the book is the fact that the artists' credits do not correspond to the artwork in any way. I don't mind the fact that the names are put in the back as they are instead of included with each image, but I would like to have seen page numbers next to the names at least. Anyway, this is a small criticism. Overall, it's a good book.

My only other comment is more of a fantasy. I really wish this were even more detailed. It would have been wonderful to have seen this made into a real encyclopedia set, with numerous volumes, much more detailed descriptions, and even more art. The set could be standardized in a way such that outdated volumes (for example, book 14/N-P) could be easily replaced with an updated version. A set like this could live on for decades. Oh well, maybe some day.

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Good, but slightly flawed

This is a great way to educate yourself on some lesser known characters in the DC Universe. One problem that this book has though is that it is written by several different people and some of the writers are much stronger than others. I know that some elements of the DC Universe are confusing, but a few of these writers just turn it into a mess. Still, it is a great resource.

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DC Comics Encyclopedia

Very in depth. Great pictures. Great descriptions of characters and their histories. High quality hard cover book. Perfect for DC comic book fans of all ages.

Dc Comics Encyclopedia

From a fan of comics and the iconic characters of this universe. I have to say that this is a must have book if you love any hero or villian from DC Comics.

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Great DC Comics book!

This is a very good book. If you are familiar with the Star Wars Visual Guides then you will love this book! Its unbelievable how many characters there are in this one. Though there may be heroes and heroines missing but only the hard-core and older fans of the DC Universe will notice. There is a small photo of John Constantine. The book does however have a large section of Swamp Thing! There are huge sections of Superman and Batman and most of their villains are present in great detail and write ups. For instance, Superman's villains like Doomsday, Lex Luthor, Bizarro, Sinestro, The Eradicator, and Darkseid all have good sections. Batman's villains like the Joker, Riddler, Mr. Freeze, Penguin, Catwoman, Poison Ivy, Bane, Two-Face, Scarecrow, Man-Bat, Killer Croc, Black Mask, and Ra's Al Ghul all have great sections as well! Also big sections of Wonder Woman, Aqua Man, the Martian Manhunter, Green Lantern, The Flash, Hawkman and the rest of the JLA. Many other shots of other groups as well! Great pictures of Powergirl, Supergirl, Batgirl, The Birds of Prey (Oracle, Black Canary, and the Huntress) have decent pictures and sections. People such as Alfred, Robin, Nightwing and other have good sections. Many simians such as Gorilla Grodd have good sections. There is a huge index at the end of the book to quickly find who you're looking for! The cover art by Alex Ross is unbeatable! The heroes and villains look like real human beings! I really dig the pictures of Supergirl, Batgirl, The Black Canary, and Catwoman! The book has so many, really neat pictures from the DC Universe all in color. If you are looking for a book that has most of DC's characters and information about them such as real names and what issue and year they first appeared in and more then I strongly recommend this book!

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