DC Comics Encyclopedia
Author: Alan Cowsill, Alex Irvine, Steve Korte, Matt Manning, Stephen Wiacek, Sven Wilson, Scott Beatty, Robert Greenberger, Phil Jimenez, Nick Jones, Dan Wallace
Publisher: DK Penguin-Random House
Published In: New York
Date: 2016
Pgs: 368
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REVIEW MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS

Summary:
Revamped, redesigned, and fully updated to include the New 52 and Rebirth storylines, this is the definitive, until next time, and indispensable, until they reboot and change things next time, guide to the characters and worlds of the DC Comics Universe.
Created in full collaboration with DC Comics, features more than 1,100 characters including Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, The Joker, and much more.
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Genre:
Literature
Fiction
History
Criticism
Reference
Encyclopedia
Subject Guides
Art
Comics
Superheroes

Why this book:
I’ve loved this kind of thing since Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe and Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe.
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Favorite Entry:
Aquaman; Black Alice; Black Hand; Black Racer

The Feel:
I love the backstory and meat on the bones that you get with these. I know that all of this info is available on DC Wikia and other sources. There’s just something about a real book. And in this format, I’ll end up glancing at entries that I wouldn’t ever come across online.

Favorite Scene / Quote:
At one time, I was a weekly and multi-comic reader. But overtime, and reboots, I fell away. I read the occasional trade now. So many of the stories referenced in the Encyclo are either new to me or I have a cursory knowledge of that I’m drawing more enjoyment than I expected from them. Very nice primer on where their universe stood a year ago.

Word Choice / Usage:
Birds of Prey entry: Batgirl unites her sisterly allies…
...really?

Plot Holes/Out of Character:
Some entries glaringly contradict others.

Error - The Secret Society of Supervillains entry refers to their first facing the Crime Syndicate in the 60s. A villain group may have faced off with the CSA in one of their 60s appearances, but the SSOSV’s first appearance was in 1976. The two groups do face each other during the primary run of that title.

Hmm Moments:
This mentions the end of Nu52 and the beginning of Rebirth. Wonder how out of date some of these entries already are.

The updated Alpha Centurion sounds a bit like Aztek.

Reading this makes me want to start writing fan fic again. Want. Not that I will.
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Last Page Sound:
That’s a lotta info.

Knee Jerk Reaction:
glad I read it

Disposition of Book:
Irving Public Library
South Campus
Irving, TX

Dewey Decimal System:
741-5973
DC

Would recommend to:
genre fans
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