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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Booklist Review     Library Journal Review     Publisher Weekly Review     School Library Journal Review     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Weldon, Glen.     Subjects     Batman (Fictitious character) -- History.     Batman (Fictitious character) -- Social aspects.     Batman (Comic strip) -- History.     Batman (Fictitious character) in mass media.     Comic strip characters -- United States -- History and criticism.     Comic books, strips, etc. -- United States -- History and criticism.     Superhero comic books, strips, etc. -- United States -- History and criticism.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Weldon, Glen.       by title:      The caped crusade : ...       by call number:      741.5973 W445c     Search the Web     Weldon, Glen.     Batman (Fictitious character) -- History.     Batman (Fictitious character) -- Social aspects.     Batman (Comic strip) -- History.     Batman (Fictitious character) in mass media.     Comic strip characters -- United States -- History and criticism.     Comic books, strips, etc. -- United States -- History and criticism.     Superhero comic books, strips, etc. -- United States -- History and criticism.       MARC Display

The caped crusade : Batman and the rise of nerd culture / Glen Weldon. by Weldon, Glen. Simon & Schuster, 2016. Call #: 741.5973 W445c Subjects Batman (Fictitious character) -- History.   Batman (Fictitious character) -- Social aspects.   Batman (Comic strip) -- History.   Batman (Fictitious character) in mass media.   Comic strip characters -- United States -- History and criticism.   Comic books, strips, etc. -- United States -- History and criticism.   Superhero comic books, strips, etc. -- United States -- History and criticism. ISBN:  9781476756691 (hc.) Edition:  First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. Description:  viii, 324 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-305) and index. Contents:  Batman, nerd -- Origin and growing pains (1939-1949) -- Panic and aftermath (1948-1964) -- Same bat-time (1965-1969) -- Back to the shadows (1969-1985) -- Bat-noir (1986-1988) -- The goth of Gotham (1989-1996) -- The caped crusade (1992-2003) -- Trilogy of terror (2005-2012) -- The unified theory (2004-). Summary:  "Batman's rises and falls throughout the ages, and what his story tells us about ourselves. Since his creation, Batman has been many things: a two-fisted detective; a planet-hopping gadabout; a campy Pop-art sensation; a pointy-eared master spy and a grim and gritty ninja of the urban night. For more than three quarters of a century, he has cycled from a figure of darkness to one of lightness and back again; he takes on the various meanings our changing culture projects onto him. How we perceive Batman's character, whether he's delivering dire threats in a raspy Christian Bale growl or trading blithely homoerotic double-entendres with partner Robin on the comics page, speaks to who we are and how we wish to be seen by the world. It's this endlessly mutable quality that has made him so enduring. And it's Batman's fundamental nerdiness - his gadgets, his obsession, his oath, even his lack of superpowers - that uniquely resonates with his fans who feel a fiercely protective love for the character"--Provided by publisher. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Tantallon Public Library Adult Nonfiction 741.5973 W445c Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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