How to Be a Superhero: Your Complete Guide to Finding a Secret Headquarters, Hiring a Sidekick, Thwarting the Forces of Evil, and Much More!! [BARGAIN PRICE] (Paperback)

~ Barry Neville (Author) "Each year, thanks to freak industrial accidents and top-secret experiments, thousands of people all over the world receive exciting new powers..." (more)
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Product Description

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. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Doctor Metropolis has served as a consultant to the superpowered community for more than twenty years. A longtime resident of New York City, he lives in a tastefully decorated secret headquarters beneath Washington Square Park with his sidekick and their two cats, Mr. Pooh and Ficklesticks. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• ISBN-10: 0452285755
• ASIN: B000HIV0BS
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 5.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #407,323 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Practical Advice for the Aspiring Superhero, December 28, 2004

By	Rodney Meek (Austin, TX) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: How to Be a Superhero: Your Complete Guide to Finding a Secret Headquarters, Hiring a Sidekick, Thwarting the Forces of Evil, and Much More!! (Paperback)

Many of us, regarding assorted schoolyard bullies, office tyrants, and annoying in-laws, have naturally thought, "Man, I would certainly enjoy having an awesome superpower with which to smite, annoy, and generally terrorize my enemies and to impress attractive members of the opposite or even same sex." Thankfully, these idle daydreams need no longer be mere fantasies. Follow the advice of Dr. Metropolis and head for your nearest toxic waste dump, poorly-guarded high-tech science lab, or nuclear bomb testing range and get your own powers today! Expose yourself to radiation, Chemical X, a super-serum (whose inventor must immediately be slain by Nazi saboteurs), or beryllium lasers to become transmogrified into a Flight or Speed Class Super Hero, or simply don a cape and mask and start beating up thugs.

Whether you're new to the game or an experienced pro, Dr. Metropolis offers useful tips on:

--crafting a marketable origin story
--developing your superheroic brand identity through cutting-edge and fashionable outfits
--choosing the secret lair that's right for your style
--padding your resume to gain a berth in your local super legion
--working your way up from lowly sidekick to global guardian
--practicing action poses for those inevitable moments when you must scream out "Noooo!" or "Why?!!"
--attracting and retaining the quality arch-nemesis of your dreams ("You fiend, you killed Mega-Hound!")

Regardless of whether you're a brooding lone avenger depending only on your Olympic-level physique, immense fortune, scientific genius, and vast armament of weaponry, or the world's foremost sorceror and wielder of the Sacred Chalice of Rixx, you can benefit from the good doctor's common-sense advice and personality tests. Plus, the book features numerous excerpts from Mr. Mental's annual guide to super-villains, and is handsomely illustrated throughout.

This is definitely a five Ka-Pow! book and a must-have for any serious member of the community of masked vigilantes and science heroes. And for those erstwhile heroes who are beginning to question their conscience and virtue, there's a handy concluding chapter to assist you in your conversion to Pure Evil. Hop on your cybertronic hoverbike and pick up a copy today!

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars New Hero needing advice, December 14, 2004

By	Captain Cubicle (Cubicle of Solitude) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How to Be a Superhero: Your Complete Guide to Finding a Secret Headquarters, Hiring a Sidekick, Thwarting the Forces of Evil, and Much More!! (Paperback)

As a human with newly acquired superpowers, I found this book invaluable in my quest to become a Superhero. I especially enjoyed the chapters on writing a secret origin bio, choosing the right costume combinations to enhance my physique and adding a secret headquarters to my existing domicile.

You can't go wrong with this book in my opinion and I am sure the next time I am facing my arch enemy, Reduction-in-Force Man­™, I will be well prepared for battle.

Two gauntlet covered thumbs up. Go get it and begin a rewarding career as a Superhero thwarting the Forces of Evil.

So says Captain Cubicle™.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best laugh you'll have this holiday season!, December 2, 2004

By	K. Hill "ceallaig" (West Haven, CT United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: How to Be a Superhero: Your Complete Guide to Finding a Secret Headquarters, Hiring a Sidekick, Thwarting the Forces of Evil, and Much More!! (Paperback)

Unlike the Worst Case Scenario books, this is written with tongue planted firmly in cheek, and answers burning questions for the would be Superhero such as: Should I buy a secret headquarters or rent? does spandex make me look fat? This is a great gift on its own, or a perfect add on to a superhero DVD (X Men, Spiderman, etc.) or graphic novel gift. And at the price, you can't go wrong.