How to Be a Superhero: Your Complete Guide to Finding a Secret Headquarters, Hiring a Sidekick, Thwarting the Forces of Evil, and Much More!! Books
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Binding: Paperback
Format: Bargain Price
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 240
Publication Date: November 30, 2004
Sales Rank: 662003
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Whether you’ve recently been bitten by a radioactive insect or just fallen into a vat of mysterious Chemical X, How to Be a Superhero is the only book you’ll ever need. Written especially for newly superpowered citizens, this comprehensive handbook will help you:
• Identify and hone your unique superpowers
• Design a costume that says “No” to evil, but “Yes” to fashion
• Navigate all pertinent tax and liability issues
• Find the archenemy who’s right for you
Filled with easy-to-use quizzes, helpful sidebars, and step-by-step graphics that will help you master the complexities of the superheroic career, this is the perfect book for lovers of comics and superhero movies as well as those who simply want to learn to use their powers for good.
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How to Be A Superhero has been a great resource book for our elementary school show. Funny stuff.
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I was hoping this would be a companion to the delightful How to be a Villain. I was sorely disappointed. It was clearly written with the tongue firmly in cheek as expected. What I did not expect was that it would be laced with a liberal dose of sexual commentary and advocating use of drugs to acquire super powers!?! My pre-teens and teens love the How to be a Villain, but How to be a SuperHero is clearly intended for older readers who are unlikely to be as devoted or hysterically amused.
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This superhero guidebook is brought to you in first person narrative by 'Dr. Metropolis'. You're given a breakdown into the 8 power classes of superheroes (Flight, Super Strength, Psionic, Magus, Invulnerability, Super Speed, Transmutation, Energy Projecting, and Crimefighter) as established by the fictional Bureau of Meta Human Affairs. The Dr teaches you how to pose correctly, establish your headquarters, choose a costume, find a sidekick, join a league/team, and choose your archenemy with the ... Read More
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With an exciting premise, and with other hilarious similar books, "Government Training Manual for New Heroes" and "How to be a Villian" I had high hopes for this book.
I was a bit disapointed to be frank. The quizes weren't very clever and the jokes rapidly staled. I'd recommend one of the other books... (but in my superhero obsession, I'm still not giving this away...)
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The best thing about HOW TO BE A SUPERHERO is its refusal to settle for a single type of joke. Sometimes it's a business book, dedicated to helping superheroes refine their evil-battling business plans and making cost-effective additions to the home (or secret lair). Sometimes it's a self-help book with suggestions for those who don't feel as "super" as they used to. Sometimes it's a set of gags for comic book insiders, taking sly potshots at WATCHMEN and other classics. Sometimes it's a mock ... Read More
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