"valuable.useful.recommended"-- Choice ; "coverage is extensive.a good addition to the pop-culture collection"-- Booklist ; "amazing"-- The New York Public Library ; "over-the-top, first-stop-in-pop-culture reference maven McFarland has unearthed another killer-kryptonite jewel.bounteous reference cornucopia.Muir knows the landscape like Aquaman knows Atlantis. If you can swing it, get two copies.you'll need them both.
Rock on, Muir and McFarland!"-- Library Journal ; "a delight.recommended"-- ARBA ; "fascinating and fun.will appeal to both enthusiasts of the superhero genre as well as serious students of popular culture.full of interesting facts and offbeat trivia"-- Against the Grain ; "riveting.sheer quantity of information, much of it difficult or impossible to find elsewhere.a browser's delight"-- School Library Journal ; "unique.commendable.straightforward.
well-researched.a good ready reference tool.valuable"-- Reference Reviews ; "a work of impressive dimensions and enthusiastically recommended"-- Midwest Book Review ; "entertaining data.must-have"-- Animation Magazine ; "excellent commentary on the newer breed of super heroes.detail is mind-boggling. Muir is a good researcher and writer"-- Classic Images ; "detailed"-- Communication Booknotes Quarterly ; "cool.everything you need to know.all you could possibly wish to have at your fingertips"-- Music Revue Magazine ; "for years I have been wanting a book on superhero movies, and this 600+ page brick goes one better by including TV shows, too.
covers them all. Even the obscure.the book's introduction is a terrific history of the genre, with Muir demonstrating he knows his stuff"-- Hitch ; "Muir is well-grounded in the lore.well-chosen b/w photos throughout"-- The Zone ; "filled with great anecdotal and historical information, the entries are illustrated with a smattering of photographs and add flavor and zest to the text.unique.a good resource.buy this book"-- Penguin Comics ; "ultimate superheroes reference.highly detailed"-- Burlington County Times ; "astonishing detail, every fact, story synopsis and concept behind each project.
the ultimate lowdown on the film and video appearances"-- Collectors' Corner .