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Jayson
is on page 10 of 368
Notes:
(1) The foreword and introduction are pretty general. The only useful information provided is that the most current (New 52) histories of characters will be used.
(2) There's a timeline at the front that's been included for clarification, but it's also needlessly confusing.
- It calls the period after "Crisis on Infinite Earths" the Dark Age.
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— Jan 03, 2024 05:30AM
Notes:
(1) The foreword and introduction are pretty general. The only useful information provided is that the most current (New 52) histories of characters will be used.
(2) There's a timeline at the front that's been included for clarification, but it's also needlessly confusing.
- It calls the period after "Crisis on Infinite Earths" the Dark Age.
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Jayson
is on page 40 of 368
Notes:
(1) This lists Batman at 6'2" and 210 lbs. For some reason, I thought he was taller and heavier.
- I mean, Tim Drake, the next entry over, is listed at 6'0" and 198 lbs.
(2) It's explained how Beast Boy turned from red to green during the New 52 but not why, they only offer a guess.
- I appreciate it nonetheless. I'd never have thought the answer was in "Animal Man."
— Oct 13, 2024 02:00PM
Notes:
(1) This lists Batman at 6'2" and 210 lbs. For some reason, I thought he was taller and heavier.
- I mean, Tim Drake, the next entry over, is listed at 6'0" and 198 lbs.
(2) It's explained how Beast Boy turned from red to green during the New 52 but not why, they only offer a guess.
- I appreciate it nonetheless. I'd never have thought the answer was in "Animal Man."
Jayson
is on page 28 of 368
Notes:
(1) Apparently, Aquaman weighs in at 325lbs. Is that with or without the suit?
- I've never considered him particularly large or heavy, you know, given his swimmer's physique.
(2) Ray Palmer and Ryan Choi share the Atom entry.
- Gets a bit cumbersome. The stats sidebar has two sets of everything, side-by-side.
- I suppose it's like when twins share a Twitter account.
— Sep 18, 2024 06:25AM
Notes:
(1) Apparently, Aquaman weighs in at 325lbs. Is that with or without the suit?
- I've never considered him particularly large or heavy, you know, given his swimmer's physique.
(2) Ray Palmer and Ryan Choi share the Atom entry.
- Gets a bit cumbersome. The stats sidebar has two sets of everything, side-by-side.
- I suppose it's like when twins share a Twitter account.
Jayson
is on page 20 of 368
Notes:
(1) This is essentially the old "Who's Who" DC put out in the '80s, but modern.
- It's strictly a character encyclopedia. No places or things.
(2) Contrary to what the foreword and introduction say, I don't know how enjoyable this would be in discovering previously unknown characters.
- Being only facts and bios gets tedious. Though, it's great for looking people up.
— May 22, 2024 03:50AM
Notes:
(1) This is essentially the old "Who's Who" DC put out in the '80s, but modern.
- It's strictly a character encyclopedia. No places or things.
(2) Contrary to what the foreword and introduction say, I don't know how enjoyable this would be in discovering previously unknown characters.
- Being only facts and bios gets tedious. Though, it's great for looking people up.
Jayson
is starting
Notes:
(1) Yes, I am reading an encyclopedia.
(2) This is the 2018 update to the 2016 edition.
- I assume this means it was written without Rebirth in mind and subsequently updated with Rebirth art and inset Rebirth updates, which seems the case.
- That suits me fine. I'm just starting Rebirth now and any information past this edition I'll find out eventually in due course.
— Jan 03, 2024 05:30AM
Notes:
(1) Yes, I am reading an encyclopedia.
(2) This is the 2018 update to the 2016 edition.
- I assume this means it was written without Rebirth in mind and subsequently updated with Rebirth art and inset Rebirth updates, which seems the case.
- That suits me fine. I'm just starting Rebirth now and any information past this edition I'll find out eventually in due course.
- Things do get a bit muddy. At the bottom of this infographic, it states that the Bronze Age lasted from 1970 to 1983, but it also says that it ended with "Crisis on Infinite Earths," which is 1985-1986. So which is it? and how do they account for 1984?
- Similarly, the bottom of the infographic says that the Dark Age gave way to the Modern Age in 1999, but cites the first storyline of the Modern Age as 2004's "Identity Crisis." I mean, it's a story involving rape, I'm sure it would fit just as well if not better in the Dark Age.
(3) Everything else with the timeline seems to be accepted knowledge.
- The Golden Age starts with the debut of Superman, the Silver Age starts with the debut of Barry Allen Flash and the Bronze Age begins in 1970.
- Interestingly, they cite the first issue of the Bronze Age as "Detective Comics #395." I think that's mostly because it's the first Batman story of the 1970s. If it were me, I'd go with the first Green Lantern/Green Arrow team-up issue, which they also cite as a key storyline.
(4) I'm sort of disappointed by Geoff Johns' foreword.
- I don't know what I was expecting, I just thought it would be more than just generic sentiments about learning of characters you've never heard of before.