The Many Lives of the Batman: Critical Approaches to a Superhero and His Media by Patrick Parsons, Andy Medhurst, Christopher Sharrett, Tyrone Yarborough, Eileen Meehan, Camille Bacon-Smith, Boil Boichel, Roberta E. Pearson, William Uricchio, Henry Jenkins, Jim Collins, Lynn Spigel

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

Patrick Parsons, Andy Medhurst, Christopher Sharrett, Tyrone Yarborough, Eileen Meehan, Camille Bacon-Smith, Boil Boichel, Roberta E. Pearson, William Uricchio, Henry Jenkins, Jim Collins, Lynn Spigel

240 pages • first pub 1991 (view editions)

nonfiction comics essays adventurous dark informative slow-paced
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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 Liv...

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