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The DC Comics Encyclopedia, Updated and Expanded Edition
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| Part No: | 0756641195 |
| Manufacturer: | DK Publishing |
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| Customer Rating: | 4.5 / 5.0 |
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- ISBN13: 9780756641191
- Condition: New
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Following the success of the first edition, the updated and revised DC Comics Encyclopedia offers even more incredible DC detail and imagery than the original. 48 brand-new pages include major updates on characters and storylines (including the recent "Infinite Crisis" story arc). This spectacular, up-to-the-minute encyclopedia will delight comic fans of every age.
| DC Characters | 2010-07-12 | 5 / 5 |
| | Perfect book to add to your library especially if you want to learn more about super heros/villians who make cameo appearances in movies. |
| Some plagiarism involved | 2009-11-27 | 1 / 5 |
| | I'd be very wary of some of the information in this AND the previous printing. I happen to know that the entries for two of the "Marvel Family" characters were plagiarized. Mary Marvel's was lifted off a fanfiction website and Captain Marvel Junior's from a role-playing game site. I know this because I originally wrote them and neither jibe with "history" listed in the DCU Captain Marvel's entry. |
| A classic expansive detailed overview of the heros & villiains in the dc universe which is an essential character reference | 2009-11-11 | 4 / 5 |
| | What can be said about this encyclopaedia that hasn't already been said? I had the previous 2004 edition I was thrilled to have that one, this new expanded encyclopaedia is spectacular. This book is exhaustive on referencing over one thousand DC characters, origins, significant events in DC mythology. It provides a definite order to the pandemonium of DC characters and history in a most visually acceptable way. The encyclopaedia focuses on teams, places, weapons, vehicles, battles and everything that is DC. Emphasised in more brand new pages are the icons of DC mythology like Batman, and Superman which have been around forever in that their are Rich in characters even of the most obscure and overlooked forgotten individuals. The art work is so legendary enviable that it,s beyond the norm of realistic in that all the characters seem to jump out of youi in the book in all directions. The cover is a masterpiece of expansion in that Alex Ross is the most artistically talented artist ever to have imagination and flair that go beyond the norm. This is a book for true DC aficionados that no true DC lover can be without it will become a collector's item because everything about it is fabulous. Not only does it supersede the 2004 edition but it also has an added 48 brand new pages in it with expanded detail on some characters of a more pronounced nature in it with updates and new storylines including the recent Infinite crisis story. This book will be even more successful than the previous one. An essential DC mythology and character reference of all the charcters good or bad in the dc universe. |
| Editorial Disaster but An Exciting Book for Superhero Enthusiasts! | 2009-09-30 | 3 / 5 |
| For collectors who enjoy collecting books about comicbooks and superheroes, this is an essential piece of your library. I am happy to own it, bu I would have been extremely frustrated if I paid the original list price.
The DC Comics Encyclopedia, by DK Publishing, reflects some of the sloppiest editorial work I have ever read from a professional book publisher. I have been in education most of my adult working life and I expect a higher standard of quality work from my teenage students when it comes to reviewing and editing their own work.
I am not qualified to evaluate the accuracy of the information but you don't need to be an expert to spot the many flaws. Many pictures are mislabeled. Some sentences just stop midway and pick up with the next sentence. I have even found what looks like editorial notes that were clearly intended for one of the many contributors. It is incredible to believe that this would miss the watchful eye of the editor and publisher and actually make it to print.
As a reference book, The DC Comics Encyclopedia still has value. I can only hope that the person or people responsible for the sloppy work are not hired on for additional projects in the near future. Comics may not be considered "high literature" but for those of us who admire the work of the creators, artist, writers, and publishers of comic books...we, along with the creators, themselves, deserve more respect than what is evidenced by the work in this book. |
| Caveat Emptor | 2009-09-18 | 2 / 5 |
| I'll begin my review by being completely honest and admitting that, had I not been able to purchase the second edition of the DC Encyclopedia at half-price, I would not have purshased it. The encyclopedia contains numerous editing errors that even a high school journalism student would have caught before going to press, as well as essentially useless information regarding the relationships of several characters who have become switch-hitters since their pre-Crisis days. The listing of so many gay characters was obviously an editorial decision, as at least one of the contributors is gay. That the person is gay or the characters is less offensive than it is needless. I don't care whether the characters are gay or about their relationships.
Having said that, I could overlook it were not for the excessive number of mistakes; the DCE is updated and expanded and contains even more mistakes, including almost all the ones contained in the first edition (although, to their credit, they did replace the picture of Minute Man for the Mister Scarlet entry with a picture of the right hero). An aside to the editors: I have degrees in both English and journalism and would be glad to edit the next edition free of charge. I won;t even complain about the excessive mention of the gay characters if it means a edition of the book will come out relatively mistake-free. Think about it, huh?
This book was obviously rush-released in the hopes people would buy it for Christmas market. Unfortunately, as it is, both editions of the DCE, but the expanded edition in particular, say more about the decline of DC Comics than it says about the company's characters.
If you want to purchase the book for reference use, as I did, try to find a place where it being sold at half-price, because it is definitely not worth the $40-plus dollar price tag. |
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