As part of Batman’s 80th anniversary, Insight Editions released a massive book to celebrate any and all things related to the Caped Crusader. This book, Batman: The Definitive History of the Dark Knight in Comics, Film, and Beyond, is gigantic! It’s 400 pages in a beautifully bound hardback book that chronicles all facets of The Dark Knight. It is truly the most exhaustive and comprehensive tome about my favorite superhero, and it belongs in your home if you love Batman just as much as I do.
Since his 1939 debut in the pages of Detective Comics, Batman has become an icon, instantly recognizable worldwide. Yet, despite being known to millions, Gotham City’s guardian has been interpreted in so many radically different ways that we all now have our own Batman. To some, he’s the colorful Caped Crusader who dispatches villains with a POW! To others, he’s the grim Dark Knight hell-bent on avenging the death of his parents. And to others still, he’s made of LEGO, has great abs, and likes to eat lobster thermidor!
For the first time, this deluxe volume tells the complete story of Batman and the many forms he’s taken throughout the years across comics, TV, animation, film, video games, and beyond, to present a compelling portrait of one of the most recognizable and versatile characters in the history of fiction. Covering the complete history of Batman in vivid detail, the book features exclusive commentary from the key creatives who have been instrumental in building the Dark Knight’s ongoing legacy, including Neal Adams, Tim Burton, Paul Dini, Steve Englehart, Mark Hamill, Grant Morrison, Julie Newmar, Christopher Nolan, Denny O’Neil, Joel Schumacher, Scott Snyder, and Zack Snyder.
Along with taking readers on an unparalleled journey into the creation of the most memorable Batman moments in the character’s 80-year history—from the “Knightfall” comics arc to Tim Burton’s films and the Arkham video game series—the book busts open the DC Comics and Warner Bros. archives to deliver an avalanche of never-before-seen visual treasures that are guaranteed to blow the minds of Batman fans everywhere.
Filled with exclusive insert items that further deepen the reading experience, Batman: The Definitive History of the Dark Knight in Comics, Film, and Beyond, is the ultimate exploration of a true legend whose impact on our culture has no limits.
