Ebook: Batman Unauthorized: Vigilantes, Jokers, and Heroes in Gotham City

Batman Unauthorized explores Batman's motivations and actions, as well as those of his foes. Batman is a creature of the night, more about vengeance than justice, more plagued by doubts than full of self-assurance, and more darkness than light. He has no superpowers, just skill, drive and a really well-made suit. One of the most recognized superheroes ever created, Batman has survived through campy TV shows and films, through actors such as Adam West, Michael Keaton and Christian Bale. Batman Unauthorized: Vigilantes, Jokers, and Heroes in Gotham City covers expansive territory ran.;Introduction; Keeping It Real in Gotham; Two of a Kind; Frank Miller's New Batman and the Grotesque; Holy Signifier, Batman!; The Cost of Being Batman; Ra's al Ghul: Father Figure as Terrorist; The Dubious Origins of the Batman; Why Doesn't Bruce Wayne Retire Already?!; The Madness of Arkham Asylum; Robin: Innocent Bystander; Batman in Outer Space; Gotham's First Family; What's Wrong with Bruce Wayne?; The Batman We Deserve; To the Batpole!; Heroes of Darkness and Light; Batman in the Real World; Batman, the Failure; Acknowledgments.