The Many Lives of the Batman: Critical Approaches to a Superhero and his Media

by Roberta E. Pearson

Book Overview

First published in 1991, The Many Lives of the Batman is a serious academic exploration of the cultural phenomenon called Batman. Marketing savvy alone did not build the Batman's extraordinary success; it encompasses a variety of audiences who have embraced the hero through a collage of different media manifestations during his long history. Batman's overlapping lives are illuminated in this critical anthology, which analyses the contexts...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032441038
• ISBN13: 9781032441030
• Release Date: March 2023
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"