The DC Book: A Vast and Vibrant Multiverse Simply Explained
- Length: 224 pages
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
- Publisher: DK
- Publication Date: 2021-11-30
- ISBN-10: 0744039800
- ISBN-13: 9780744039801
- Sales Rank: #132844 (See Top 100 Books)
Travel the myriad worlds of the DC Multiverse.
If you want to truly understand DC Comics, The DC Book is your one-stop guide to the DC Multiverse. It is a unique and insightful examination of this mind-boggling comics universe that takes readers on a compelling journey from the dawn of Super Heroes to the formation of the Dark Multiverse… and beyond.
Meticulously researched and expertly written, The DC Book is packed with stunning, painstakingly selected artwork, illuminating infographics, and incisive, specially curated essays that shed new light on the ever-evolving DC Multiverse. From the world’s finest Super Heroes such as Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman, to iconic villains like the Joker, Lex Luthor, and Darkseid, to mythic realms like Apokolips and Themyscira, to cosmic energies like The Source and The Speed Force, The DC Book explores the key concepts, characters, and events that have defined and shaped DC Comics over the past 80 years.
The book’s content is divided into key subject areas–The Multiverse, Dark Multiverse, and Metaverse; Weird Science and Super Tech; Down to Earth; Mysteries from Space; Mystic Realms and Dream Worlds; and Time Warps and Other Earths–that form the foundations of DC Comics. The DC Book is an invaluable roadmap to DC Comics that no fan will want to miss!
Cover Half-Title Contents How To Use This eBook Foreword Introduction FORGE OF CREATION Introduction Enigmas and variations • Continuities and parallel worlds Mother of all Crises • Perpetua Forces in motion • Exotic energies Center of creation • Earth Prime Altered states • Crisis and reinvention JUSTICE OR DOOM? Introduction An endless battle • The heroic principle Divine Wrath • War of the gods The Brave and the Bold • Heroes of history Who goes there? • Secret societies and immortal ideologues Way out west • Six-gun heroes Our armies at war • Forces in combat Patriotic duties • Super Heroes in war Cold wars • New world orders Cheating death • Challengers of the Unknown The Man of Steel • Superman Man of the people • Lex Luthor The Dark Knight • Batman Die laughing • The Joker Cat among the pigeons • Catwoman Lunatics and larcenists • Batman foes Amazing Amazon • Wonder Woman Green credentials • Earth’s Green Lanterns The Fastest Man Alive • The Flash King of the Seven Seas • Aquaman From the heart • Green Arrow Daughter of Krypton • Supergirl Light the spark • Black Lightning The World’s Greatest • Justice League High hopes • Nightwing Daughter of darkness • Batwoman Junior Justice League • Teen Titans Teenage kicks • Young Justice Secrets and identities • Batgirl/Oracle Female empowerment • Birds of Prey Do or die • Suicide Squad Kill and be killed • Deathstroke and rival super-assassins Questionable behavior • Question and other vigilantes I love a mystery • Watching the detectives Badge of honor • Top cops Plastic fantastic • Malleable metahumans Super Heroes? Hah! • The lighter side of Super Heroism City of Tomorrow • Metropolis City of Night • Gotham City SCIENCE UNBOUND Introduction Great minds • Polymaths and mental prodigies Bad ideas • Mad scientists and evil geniuses Splitting atoms • Subatomic heroes Nuclear deterrent • Captain Atom Nuclear Proliferation • Radioactive rogues Fabulous freaks • Doom Patrol Call of duty • Heroes form the H-dial Mechanical heroes • The Metal Men Free thinking • Red Tornado and other artificial lifeforms Armored warriors • Battlesuits and wearable weaponry Bold theories, bad practice S.T.A.R. Labs What on Earth? • Fringe science unleashed! Starry knights • Starmen and Stargirl Hi-tech application • The Terrifics Elementary • Metamorpho and elemental transmorphs Laboratory trials • Human chemical augmentation Hard to swallow • Chemical triggers and Man-Bat madness Life if what you make it • Clones The Life factory • Project Cadmus Man and Machine • Cyborg Body modification • Man into machine Born different • The metagene and how to trigger it Red in fang and claw • The morphogenetic fields Dead and alive! • The science of resurrection Heavy metals • Extra-Multiversal elements Gone but not forgotten • Lost lands Old forgotten things • Hidden races and realms Urban jungle • The superpowered apes of Gorilla City DIVINE INTERVENTION Introduction Heavens and Hells • Supernatural warfare Divine retribution • The Spectre Embrace your fate • Doctor Fate Reach for the skies • Hawkman and Hawkwoman Bewitching hour • Zatanna Stranger days • The Phantom Stranger Edge of reason • Night Force Bound in blood • Etrigan the demon Prince of Darkness • Eclipso Bring the thunder • Shazam! and the Shazam! Family Blazing into Hell • John Constantine Root and branch • Swamp Things Dead like me • Deadman Undying hunger • I, Vampire Patchwork vigilante • Ragman War and peace • Hawk and Dove Purple Reign • Amethyst of Gemworld Devil in disguise • Blue Devil Beat the Devil • Supernatural superteams Hocus pocus • Wizards of Earth Life after death • Trials of pseudo-science Border guards • Warriors of fringe science Lucky numbers • To the seventh power Children of the gods • The Amazons and other women warrior tribes Arcane antithesis • Circe Mystical kingdoms • Supernatural realms MYSTERIES IN SPACE Introduction Watchers in the sky • Guardians of the Universe Fiends of the pit • New Gods of Apokolips Forever People • Gods of New Genesis The Great Darkness • Darkseid Manhunter from Mars • J’onn J’onzz The doomed planet • Krypton Reach for the stars • Blue Beetles Adventurer on other worlds • Adam Strange Tomorrow man • Captain Comet Collector of Worlds • Brainiac Cosmic barbarian • Mongul Hunters of Hawkworld • Thanagarians See Vega and die • The Omega Men Over Caste • The Dominion Kryptonian settlers • Daxam Wild man • Lobo Malign mindbender • Starro the Conqueror Peace at any cost • L.E.G.I.O.N. HYPERTIME Introduction Dark tomorrows • Dystopian futures Reversal of fortune • Reverse-Flash From beyond the unknown • Future Super Heroes Explorers of Eternity • Space rangers and cosmic breadwinners Last boy on Earth • Kamandi Man-made war god • OMAC Time loves a hero • Chronal custodians Bandit from the future • Booster Gold Long live the Legion • Otherworld Glossary Contributors Acknowledgments Copyright
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