DC Super-Pets Character Encyclopedia - Softcover

Korte, Steve; Lemke, Donald

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1404882979 ISBN 13: 9781404882973

Publisher: Picture Window Books, 2013

Synopsis

Every super hero needs a Super-Pet! This illustrated encyclopedia features in-depth profiles, stats, and history about the DC Super-Pets and their owners. From Superman's loyal dog, Krypto, to Batman's heroic hound, Ace, this guide to the World's Greatest Pets has more than 200 DC characters, including many never-before-seen pets, all illustrated in Art Baltazar's Eisner Award-winning style! With an introduction by legendary creator Geoff Johns, the DC Super-Pets Character Encyclopedia is sure to please comic book lovers young and old.

About this title

About the Author:

Steve Korte is a freelance writer. At DC Comics he edited over 500 books. Among the titles he edited are "75 Years of DC Comics", winner of the 2011 Eisner Award, and "Jack Cole and Plastic Man", winner of the 2002 Harvey Award. He lives in New York City with his own super-cat Duke.

From Booklist:

It’s a bird . . . It’s a plane . . . It’s a dog! And a cat, a horse, a kangaroo, an anglerfish, and hundreds of other superhero and supervillain pets from the DC universe. From the table of contents, which features the tiny face of each pet instead of its name, to the splashy endpapers squeezing the more than 200 pets into a group portrait, Korté and Baltazar’s (Superman Family Adventures, 2013) compendium of all things superpet is a visual feast of bright colors, jauntily exaggerated lines, and cheerfully cute faces. Each animal (or alien or robot) gets a half- or full-page spread, featuring a large rendering of the character; details about its powers and special gear; its species, birthplace, and favorite food (Batman’s dog, Ace, eats “crime fighter crunchies”); and a much smaller picture of its superhero owner. Peppered with fun facts, jokes, and handy guides to power rings and the different colors of kryptonite, this browsable handbook is a treasure trove for burgeoning superhero lovers. Grades 1-3. --Sarah Hunter

About this edition

• Publisher: Picture Window Books
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1404882979
• ISBN 13: 9781404882973
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128
• Illustrator: Art Baltazar