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The Little Book Of
The Little Book of Batman
Caped Crusader: The dark icon of the DC Universe From his first appearance inDetective ComicsNo. 27 in May 1939, Batman has thrilled imaginations across the globe. This character portrait pays tribute to the World s Greatest Detective, from his early days as a pulp-inflected comics hero to his current stature as a global icon, one of the greatest cultural artifacts of modern times. Through Robin, Catwoman, the Joker, and beyond, this volume looks at thecomplicated personality and the dynamic relationshipsthat defined Batman. With 192 pages of the greatest Batman images and text by Paul Levitz, author of the Eisner Award winning75 Years of DC Comics, The Little Book of Batmanis your definitive guide to the tragedy and triumph of the Dark Knight. DC Comics characters and all elements are trademarks of and (c) DC Comics. (s15) "
191 pages, Paperback
First published December 15, 2015
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February 17, 2016
Lot of exciting memories about the Dark Knight!
This is the second book, in a series of three, each focusing on Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman respectively
HOLY GREAT BOOK, BATMAN!
This “Little Book of” isn’t as little as you may think. Certainly it’s small (in the sense that it’s 5” x 7”) BUT it’s 192 pages long! Where you can appreciate the impact of Batman, inside and outside the comic books, through a visual-and-text journey.
This an European-licensed product which begins with a prose introduction “Why we love Batman?” presented in three languages: Spanish, Portuguese and Italian.
After that, you start an unstoppable tour, divides per ages (Gold, Silver, Bronze, Dark and Modern) about many of the main highlights in comic books but also its media appearances in TV and Films, both live-action and animated, but even some of his use in an unauthorized Philippine Batman movie.
Also, you don’t get only Batman, but also fair coverage of his “family” like Robin, Batgirl (different versions of her) , Commisioner Gordon, Alfred, Bat-Mite (yep, him too!), along with his colorful Rogue Gallery.
Between his comic books moments like The Dark Knight Returns, Year One, Hush, A Death in the Family, The Killing Joke, etc…, you watch many of his other media appearances like the old Movie Serials, the Batman Animated, Adam West’s Batman, Michael Keaton’s saga, Christian Bale’s Dark Knight trilogy, etc…
Obviously, with characters like Batman, even in 192 pages, you can’t cover everything, like his other product positioning in radio and comic strips, but honestly due its cheap price, you can’t ask of something as good as what you get here.
This is the second book, in a series of three, each focusing on Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman respectively
HOLY GREAT BOOK, BATMAN!
This “Little Book of” isn’t as little as you may think. Certainly it’s small (in the sense that it’s 5” x 7”) BUT it’s 192 pages long! Where you can appreciate the impact of Batman, inside and outside the comic books, through a visual-and-text journey.
This an European-licensed product which begins with a prose introduction “Why we love Batman?” presented in three languages: Spanish, Portuguese and Italian.
After that, you start an unstoppable tour, divides per ages (Gold, Silver, Bronze, Dark and Modern) about many of the main highlights in comic books but also its media appearances in TV and Films, both live-action and animated, but even some of his use in an unauthorized Philippine Batman movie.
Also, you don’t get only Batman, but also fair coverage of his “family” like Robin, Batgirl (different versions of her) , Commisioner Gordon, Alfred, Bat-Mite (yep, him too!), along with his colorful Rogue Gallery.
Between his comic books moments like The Dark Knight Returns, Year One, Hush, A Death in the Family, The Killing Joke, etc…, you watch many of his other media appearances like the old Movie Serials, the Batman Animated, Adam West’s Batman, Michael Keaton’s saga, Christian Bale’s Dark Knight trilogy, etc…
Obviously, with characters like Batman, even in 192 pages, you can’t cover everything, like his other product positioning in radio and comic strips, but honestly due its cheap price, you can’t ask of something as good as what you get here.
November 25, 2015
Ob Neuling oder Fanboy: Der 190-seitige Blitzdurchgang durch die 75jährige Geschichte des Fledermausmannes macht einfach nur Spaß, wenn man sich gerne Cover und einzelne Panels anschaut. Für den Neupreis von unter 8,- Euro kann man hier nichts falsch machen; ich hatte mehr Spaß an diesem kleinformatigen Büchlein als an manch größerem und viel teureren Tribut-Band.
September 28, 2016
Interesante propuesta de Taschen, una suerte de catálogo/galería/guía visual del Murciélago, que sin pretensiones enciclopedistas reúne algunos de los mejores artistas (y sus obras) que han trabajado en este querido personaje.
No solo se limita al Comic sino que también apunta a medios como la Televisión y el Cine entre otros.
Eso si, espero que la editorial haga su trabajo y en breve tengamos los correspondientes “little books” que Marvel se merece.
No solo se limita al Comic sino que también apunta a medios como la Televisión y el Cine entre otros.
Eso si, espero que la editorial haga su trabajo y en breve tengamos los correspondientes “little books” que Marvel se merece.
May 27, 2017
Extremely swift read.
Read it as slow as possible lol.
I mean it's the history of my favorite character in this whole planet.. need I say more?
Read it as slow as possible lol.
I mean it's the history of my favorite character in this whole planet.. need I say more?
January 31, 2016
Spicuiri din recenzia finala care se gaseste pe blogul meu
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Paul Levitz o ia băbește la pas și trecem alături de el prin The Golden Age, The Silver Age, The Bronze Age, The Dark Age și The Modern Age. Dacă habar nu ai ce înseamnă evurile enumerate mai sus… nașpa, pentru că eu nu am de gând să le explic acum. Levitz alege câteva panouri și coperți și le aranjează frumos astfel încât să-ți bucure retina și însoțește imaginile cu tot felul de informații și detalii care te poartă lin prin istoria vieții celui mai fenomenal erou de bandă desenată care a existat vreodată. E clar că nu am exagerat cu nimic? Și ai văzut că nu am scris super erou, da? Nu a fost întâmplător….
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Paul Levitz o ia băbește la pas și trecem alături de el prin The Golden Age, The Silver Age, The Bronze Age, The Dark Age și The Modern Age. Dacă habar nu ai ce înseamnă evurile enumerate mai sus… nașpa, pentru că eu nu am de gând să le explic acum. Levitz alege câteva panouri și coperți și le aranjează frumos astfel încât să-ți bucure retina și însoțește imaginile cu tot felul de informații și detalii care te poartă lin prin istoria vieții celui mai fenomenal erou de bandă desenată care a existat vreodată. E clar că nu am exagerat cu nimic? Și ai văzut că nu am scris super erou, da? Nu a fost întâmplător….
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January 7, 2017
More of a little book of curiosities than a pocket-sized encyclopedia. It's divided in chapters that represent different eras of the character in comics and in popular culture. Inside those chapters the chronology however is mixed which seems a bit odd. On one page you might have a cover of an issue and a couple of pages further another that is actually many years older. The whole lay-out makes it almost feel like 'oh this is cool, let's put it here, and that one over there because it looks nicer'. This partly nonsensical structure is however somewhat explained with the book being based on material from different era-by-era volumes. It's also pretty obviously more of a gift item than anything else. On the bright side it does feature a lot of goofy trivia that might be new to even a life-time Batman aficionado.
June 21, 2024
These little books are superb value, they manage to pack a huge amount of information into a very limited page count.
There’s no fat here at all, every space on every page has either informational text, quotes, or covers and interior art.
The eras of Batman are broken down into sections, and everything chosen is perfect.
As with all Taschen books, the design and layout is excellent too.
Recommended.
There’s no fat here at all, every space on every page has either informational text, quotes, or covers and interior art.
The eras of Batman are broken down into sections, and everything chosen is perfect.
As with all Taschen books, the design and layout is excellent too.
Recommended.
August 6, 2017
Un pequeña maravilla que da un repaso a las más importantes portadas y épocas de Batman.
August 7, 2017
This was a fun little art book that deals with the subject of the Caped Crusader with just enough irony and nostalgia.
May 3, 2018
I really enjoyed reading this book and learning new things about my favorite comic hero.
Recommended.
Recommended.
December 30, 2018
Perfect for the bat-coffee-table
October 9, 2019
Blijkbaar de Spaanse versie. Prentjes waren wel leuk. Tweeënhalf.
April 12, 2025
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60's Batman was obviously the best
60's Batman was obviously the best
November 20, 2016
tengo como proyecto a mediano plazo un libro de ensayos sobre batman --lo formal, sí, pero también lo político, lo sicológico, lo personal: vaya, todo lo que me alcance--. uno de los primeros pasos (conscientes: de manera inconsciente he escrito ese libro durante los últimos veinte años de mi vida, o quizá más) en esa dirección ha sido este librito de batman. un compendio útil, dividido por épocas comúnmente asumidas entre los fans del hombre murciélago, conciso, con prolijas ilustraciones a doble página y algunas cuantas rarezas. una estupenda guía introductoria a un personaje que encuentra en las relecturas mucho de su principal valor.
October 4, 2024
This is a lovely little flip book, but not much more. It had less text and information than I would have liked, no more than the occasion snippet of information that I'm not even sure could be called "trivia" in its randomness and oftentimes unrelated character to each other. The items that were chosen to be displayed don't seem to have much of a consistency or any particular over-arching narrative. It is a beautiful book and a nice gift to anyone who loves Batman, but it is definitely NOT a "definitive guide" to the caped crusader nor does it "look[s] at the complicated personality and the dynamic relationships that defined" him.
March 11, 2016
As noted in the end of the book, this one "is based on the material" from its coffee table parent "75 years of DC comics" which would definitely be the one to go to for a discerning and well established fan of DC Comics in general; being a minor one, I am quite happy with this fleeting yet informative insight into the history of Batman, which still manages to bring up a lot of useful trivia and serve as a trove of colourful snapshots from collectors' archives us mortals will never be able to see in real.
January 7, 2016
Pequeño pero muy recomendable libro para los aficionados de el Caballero Oscuro.
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May 31, 2016Y con este termino la trilogía, y todo lo bueno que he escrito sobre los libros de Superman y Wonder Woman se aplica también a este. Uh uh mola
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