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Batman unauthorized [electronic resource] : vigilantes, jokers, and heroes in Gotham City / edited by Dennis O'Neil ; with Leah Wilson.

Contributor(s): O'Neil, Dennis, 1939- | Wilson, Leah | ebrary, Inc.
Series: Smart pop series. Publisher: Dallas, Tex. : [Chicago, IL] : BenBella Books ; Distributed by Independent Publishers Group, c2008Description: 219 p. ; 23 cm.Subject(s): Batman (Fictitious character) | Comic books, strips, etc. -- United States -- History and criticismGenre/Form: Electronic books. DDC classification: 700/.451 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Contents:
Introduction / Dennis O'Neil -- Keeping it real in Gotham / Robert Brian Taylor -- Two of a kind / Lou Anders -- Frank Miller's new Batman and the grotesque / Geoff Klock -- Holy signifier, Batman! / Nick Mamatas -- The cost of being Batman / Darren Hudson Hick -- Ra's al Ghul: father figure as terrorist / Michael Marano -- The dubious origins of Batman / Alan J. Porter -- Why doesn't Bruce Wayne retire already?! / Chris Robertson -- The madness of Arkham Asylum / Paul Lytle -- Robin: innocent bystander / Jake Black -- Batman in outer space / Mike W. Barr -- Gotham's first family / Mary Borsellino -- What's wrong with Bruce Wayne? / Robin S. Rosenberg -- The Batman we deserve / Daniel M. Kimmel -- To the Batpole! / Alex Bledsoe -- Heroes of darkness and light / John C. Wright -- Batman in the real world / Kristine Kathryn Rusch -- Batman, the failure / David Seidman.

Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction / Dennis O'Neil -- Keeping it real in Gotham / Robert Brian Taylor -- Two of a kind / Lou Anders -- Frank Miller's new Batman and the grotesque / Geoff Klock -- Holy signifier, Batman! / Nick Mamatas -- The cost of being Batman / Darren Hudson Hick -- Ra's al Ghul: father figure as terrorist / Michael Marano -- The dubious origins of Batman / Alan J. Porter -- Why doesn't Bruce Wayne retire already?! / Chris Robertson -- The madness of Arkham Asylum / Paul Lytle -- Robin: innocent bystander / Jake Black -- Batman in outer space / Mike W. Barr -- Gotham's first family / Mary Borsellino -- What's wrong with Bruce Wayne? / Robin S. Rosenberg -- The Batman we deserve / Daniel M. Kimmel -- To the Batpole! / Alex Bledsoe -- Heroes of darkness and light / John C. Wright -- Batman in the real world / Kristine Kathryn Rusch -- Batman, the failure / David Seidman.

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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.