Title
- Smart Pop Series
Attribution
edited by Dennis O’Neil ; with Leah WilsonPublication Details
BookBenBella Books2008Availability
LOCATION CALL # STATUS (UPPER LEVEL) PN6728.B363 B37 2008 AVAILABLE New Feature: Text this to your cellphone
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Description
Compiled by a veteran writer of the comic series, this collection of essays explores Batman’s motivations and actions, as well as those of his foes. It covers both the silly and the solemn, asking questions like Why is the Joker so good at pushing Batman’s buttons?What does Batman’s technology say about the times? (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)Subject
Contents
- Introduction /Dennis O’Neil
- Keeping it real in Gotham /Robert Brian Taylor
- Two of a kind /Lou Anders
- Frank Miller’s new Batman and the grotesque / Geoff Klock
- Holy signifier, Batman! /Nick Mamatas
- The cost of being Batman /Darren Hudson Hick
- Ra’s al Ghul: father figure as terrorist /Michael Marano
- The dubious origins of Batman /Alan J. Porter
- Why doesn’t Bruce Wayne retire already?! /Chris Robertson
- The madness of Arkham Asylum /Paul Lytle - -Robin: innocent bystander /Jake Black
- Batman in outer space /Mike W. Barr
- Gotham’s first family / Mary Borsellino
- What’s wrong with Bruce Wayne? / Robin S. Rosenberg
- The Batman we deserve /Daniel M. Kimmel
- To the Batpole! /Alex Bledsoe
- Heroes of darkness and light /John C. Wright
- Batman in the real world /Kristine Kathryn Rusch
- Batman, the failure /David Seidman
ISBN
- 9781933771304
- 1933771305
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