The Atlas of the DC Universe

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The Atlas of the DC Universe
The Atlas of the DC Universe book cover.png
Author Paul Kupperberg
Illustrator Paris Cullins, John Stracuzzi, Chris Ferguson
LanguageEnglish
Genre Superhero fiction, Atlas
Publisher Mayfair Games
Publication date
1990
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePaperback
ISBN 978-0-923763-19-0

The Atlas of the DC Universe by Paul Kupperberg was published in 1990 by Mayfair Games as a supplement to its DC Heroes role-playing game. It includes maps and information about locations in the DC Universe; for example, it places Metropolis in Delaware and Gotham City in New Jersey. [1]

Contents

Content

The Atlas of the DC Universe was designed to serve both as a gaming material for the DC Heroes role-playing game, published by Mayfair, and a standalone "in-universe" reference book for the fans of DC Comics. Many of the cities, such as Metropolis and Star City, were given exact locations on maps provided within the book. [2]

Maps of the galaxy, and other important planets within the DC universe are also included. [3]

Reception

Gene Alloway reviewed The Atlas of the DC Universe in White Wolf #31 (May/June, 1992), rating it a 3 out of 5 and stated that "The Atlas is a good product, despite some areas that might need some added information. The layout is straightforward, clear, and not flashy, but sufficient. I recommend this one highly for the one-stop shopping for geography it offers alone." [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Jennings, Ken (2011). Maphead: Charting the Wide, Weird World of Geography Wonks. Scribner. p. 112. ISBN   978-1-4391-6717-5 . Retrieved 2011-09-27.
  2. ↑ "DC Comics Map of the United States". www.google.com. Archived from the original on 2016-10-26.
  3. ↑ "The Atlas of the DC Universe - RPGnet RPG Game Index".
  4. ↑ Alloway, Gene (May–June 1992). "Capsule Reviews". White Wolf Magazine . No. 31. p. 69.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: date format (link)

Kupperberg, Paul (1990) Atlas of the DC Universe. DC Comics/Mayfair Games

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