The Many Lives of the Batman: Critical Approaches to a Superhero and His Media
The phenomenal success of Batman: The Movie seemed to signal the apotheosis of the Batman in the American popular imagination. But what social conditions can account for the enduring popularity of such a dark and conflicted character? The Many Lives of the Batman is the first serious academic exploration of this intriguing cultural phenomenon. Marketing savvy alone did not build the Batman's extraordinary success; it traverses a variety of audiences who have embraced the hero in a collage of different media manifestations throughout his fifty year history. These overlapping lives are illuminated in this critical anthology, which analyzes the contexts of the character's production and reception across a wide spectrum of time and media forms.
- Author
- Roberta E. Pearson, William Uricchio, Boil Boichel, Christopher Sharrett, Eileen Meehan, Patrick Parsons, Camille Bacon-Smith, Tyrone Yarborough, Lynn Spigel, Henry Jenkins, Andy Medhurst, Jim Collins
- Format
- paperback
- Pages
- 240
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Language
- english
- ISBN
- 9780415903479
- Genres
- comics, batman, superheroes
- Release date
- 1991
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