Offers a study of the comics genre and language, how these were used to create Batman, and how that character's longevity is largely due to the medium's unique formal qualities. It argues that Batman's core appeal is his mythic nature which allows him to transcend changes in reader tastes, the vicissitudes of the comics industry, and the changing media landscape.
Offers a study of the comics genre and language, how these were used to create Batman, and how that character's longevity is largely due to the medium's unique formal qualities. It argues that Batman's core appeal is his mythic nature which allows him to transcend changes in reader tastes, the vicissitudes of the comics industry, and the changing media landscape.
Alex M. Wainer is an associate professor of communication and media studies at Palm Beach Atlantic University. He lives in West Palm Beach, Florida.
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Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Introduction 1. Myth and the Mythic 2. "I shall become a bat!" Batman's History, Personality and Legend 3. Mythic Characteristics in Batman 4. Comics Art and Batman 5. Adapting Batman and the Mythic into Film 6. Adapting Batman, Part 1: Batman in Film and Other Media 7. Adapting Batman, Part 2: The Christopher Nolan Batman Trilogy 8. The Comics Medium as a Means of Evoking the Mythic Appendix: Charting the Mythic in Mass Media Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Introduction 1. Myth and the Mythic 2. "I shall become a bat!" Batman's History, Personality and Legend 3. Mythic Characteristics in Batman 4. Comics Art and Batman 5. Adapting Batman and the Mythic into Film 6. Adapting Batman, Part 1: Batman in Film and Other Media 7. Adapting Batman, Part 2: The Christopher Nolan Batman Trilogy 8. The Comics Medium as a Means of Evoking the Mythic Appendix: Charting the Mythic in Mass Media Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
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