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Publishing alongside the world premiere of Christopher Nolan's third Batman film "The Dark Knight Rises", Will Brooker's new book explores Batman's twenty-first century incarnations. Brooker's close analysis of "Batman Begins" and "The Dark Knight" offers a rigorous, accessible account of the complex relationship between popular films, audiences, and producers in our age of media convergence. By exploring themes of authorship, adaptation and intertextuality, he addresses a myriad of questions raised by these films: did "Batman Begins" end when "The Dark Knight began? Does its story include the Gotham Knight DVD, or the 'Why So Serious' viral marketing campaign? Is it separate from the parallel narratives of the Arkham Asylum videogame, the monthly comic books, the animated series and the graphic novels? Can the brightly campy incarnations of the Batman ever be fully repressed by "The Dark Knight", or are they an intrinsic part of the character? Do all of these various manifestations feed into a single Batman metanarrative? This will be a vital text for film students and academics, as well as legions of Batman fans.

'Will Brooker casts dazzling light on Batman as myth, brand and canon.' - Matt Hills, author of Triumph of a Time Lord 'An excellent summary of the Batman phenomenon and why so many writers adore him...a fascinating and incredibly detailed analysis of the comic fiction's most powerful and successful hero.' - Pat Mills, 'the godfather of British comics'

ISBN: 9781848852792
ISBN-10: 1848852797
Audience: Professional
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Number Of Pages: 272
Published: 30th May 2012
Dimensions (cm): 22.2 x 14.7  x 2.7
Weight (kg): 0.459