This book is a bit of an odd one. The illustrations are odd, the writing stilted, and the characters behave quite strangely. For instance, Green Lantern is shown accelerating desperately across a field of flowers to stop some sort of demon-child from picking one. Even more unusual, Superman seems to be having a throwdown with... algae. And losing.
As long as you don't expect the book to be all that educational, the Super Dictionary does a great job. It's a bit hard to find these days, but still hilarious.
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A Grown-up's Revisited Review
When I was a kid, this was THE dictionary to get. Now, I'm not so sure....This book is great for nostalgia, but if you think you can get this to relive your childhood by giving this to your kid, you are doing more harm than good. You will do even more harm teaching/explaining the previous run-on sentence. The fully illustrated book has easily recognizable panels from 50's -70's DC Comics; some taken straight from the comics, others traced by what looks like the oppressed (just kidding!) students of the Joe Kubert School of Visual Arts. As a previous reviewer stated, the definitions in this lexicon are limited. And more emphasis is on context, using the words in sentences involving comic book characters. Also, in the list of heroes and villains, the editors saw fit to include some never-before-seen characters of different races. The seeds of political correctness were thus planted. And here I thought "Saved By the Bell" or "DeGrassi Junior High" were the pioneers. Oh well....So, click the "purchase" button only for the sake of reliving the 70's. Go find a more useful dictionary somewhere else. Now don't get me started on the Marvel Comics Cookbook!!!
