Hello and Welcome to my latest Blog
Review for the upcoming book by DK, Captain America: The Ultimate
Guide To The First Avenger.
DK's latest Marvel release gives an
entire history to the American Hero, and includes a wealth of
additional information including variant costumes, trivia and even
the various characters that have taken up the mantle as Captain
America. In short the Ultimate guide has everything that newcomers
and veteran fans could want to know. Which leads me smoothly into my
next point, the purpose of these books.
DK have released various superhero
books for many years and have provided detailed information with
gorgeous artwork to appeal to anyone with an interest in comic book
heroes. Primarily the DK books are aimed at introducing people to
specific heroes or teams, while also providing long term fans with a
great reference guide to keep up to date with their favorite heroes.
These books do not include new stories or plots and don't actually
change things for the characters, as stated on the cover. These books
are solely guides. And great ones at that.
The included artwork within the books
are always top notch by DK (whom have official rights to the Marvel
line-up of characters) and Captain America is no different. From the
inclusion of classic golden age artwork straight from the comics, to
double-page spreads of larger pieces such as the latest Secret Wars
event, The book is great for people who may not even care too much
for the story specifics but just appreciate great comic art.
The Captain America book - like the
previously released Avengers Guide also by DK – provides
bullet-point timeline of events in chronological order. Which, is
vital for fans of Marvel to keep up-to-date as Marvel famously kept
their stories ongoing up until their Marvel NOW! Release a few years
ago, where the Marvel Universe was basically reset to allow for new
readers to dive straight into comics (A good idea that was met with a
mixed response). So to be given a general history of Captain
America's greatest moments is a nice addition.
If you watched my video review of the
Captain America guide, then you'll know that my point for improvement
would be for DK to release an entire series of Marvel's main
characters in the same style as the Captain America guide, which I
think would look lovely sitting on a shelf, as a matching set. One
slightly odd thing is that DK tend to release many books with a
cardboard sleeve that helps to protect the books and look nice on the
shelves. However just lately, some of the books haven't had these
sleeves. I'm guessing it's an economical decision for some of the
cheaper books released, which is perfectly understandable.
All in all, The Captain America
Ultimate guide is a nice stand-alone book for Marvel's most famous
superhero and provides all the information a person could want to get
to know more about the titular character. Here's hoping we see a
matched series of HULK, Wolverine, Spider-Man, and more to get a
complete set.
Captain America: The Ultimate Guide To
The First Avenger, gets a Witless Rating of: GOOD*
*conditional
rating, Becomes 'Perfect' if a series is released
NAME: Captain
America, The Ultimate Guide To The First Avenger
RELEASE DATE: 1st
April, 2016
PRICE: £17.99
BUY FROM: Waterstones Upon release
BUY FROM: Waterstones Upon release
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