Avengers – The Ultimate Character Guide
DK Publishing
March 2015 Edition, updating the first edition from 2010.
Written by Alan Cowsill
DK Publishing
March 2015 Edition, updating the first edition from 2010.
Written by Alan Cowsill
It's been a challenge to write about this book because my 6
year-old son has been unwilling to put it down. Although his reading skills
aren’t quite up to the level of the book, he's spent hours flipping through it
and asking me questions about this roster of heroes and villains.
The scope of the book is impressive, featuring over 225
write-ups that span the Avengers’ 60-year legacy. Nice to see new entries for Marvel’s
next generation of heroes, like Ms. Marvel (Kamala Khan) and Nova (Sam
Alexander), as well as more obscure characters, like Executioner, Korvac, and
The Stranger. The book’s a bit smaller in size than the usual DK guides, but
works well for this type of information as well as its ideal price point of
under $20 CDN.
We also had fun comparing the power ranking of characters which
prompted a few fan boy debates. However, the “energy projection” characteristics
seemed a bit off, especially as it wasn’t clearly explained/defined, for
example, Daredevil is ranked with a 4 for Energy Projection while Deathlok is
ranked at 1. Perhaps a table or something that provided a more detailed
breakdown of each rank levels with examples would have been helpful.
One minor physical complaint about the book was how the
pages were cut at the same width as the hardcover edges, so it's difficult to
jump to a specific spot in the book when you first open it.
Putting these minor quibbles aside (which bothered me more
than my son), The Avengers – The Ultimate Character Guide is a great book for
the young and old Avengers fan in your family. You’ll find yourself picking it up
and losing a few hours scouring through the material.
For full disclosure, I did received a complimentary copy
for review purposes.
No comments:
Post a Comment