Hunting the Dark Knight

Twenty-First Century Batman

Nonfiction, Entertainment, Film, Performing Arts, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science
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Author: Will Brooker ISBN: 9780857732125
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Publication: August 6, 2012
Imprint: I.B. Tauris Language: English
Author: Will Brooker
ISBN: 9780857732125
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication: August 6, 2012
Imprint: I.B. Tauris
Language: English

Publishing alongside the world premiere of Christopher Nolan's third Batman film The Dark Knight Rises, Will Brooker's new book explores Batman's twenty-first century incarnations.

Brooker's close analysis of Batman Begins and The Dark Knight offers a rigorous, accessible account of the complex relationship between popular films, audiences, and producers in our age of media convergence. By exploring themes of authorship, adaptation and intertextuality, he addresses a myriad of questions raised by these films: did Batman Begins end when The Dark Knight began? Does its story include the Gotham Knight DVD, or the 'Why So Serious' viral marketing campaign? Is it separate from the parallel narratives of the Arkham Asylum videogame, the monthly comic books, the animated series and the graphic novels? Can the brightly campy incarnations of the Batman ever be fully repressed by The Dark Knight, or are they an intrinsic part of the character? Do all of these various manifestations feed into a single Batman metanarrative? This will be a vital text for film students and academics, as well as legions of Batman fans.

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Publishing alongside the world premiere of Christopher Nolan's third Batman film The Dark Knight Rises, Will Brooker's new book explores Batman's twenty-first century incarnations.

Brooker's close analysis of Batman Begins and The Dark Knight offers a rigorous, accessible account of the complex relationship between popular films, audiences, and producers in our age of media convergence. By exploring themes of authorship, adaptation and intertextuality, he addresses a myriad of questions raised by these films: did Batman Begins end when The Dark Knight began? Does its story include the Gotham Knight DVD, or the 'Why So Serious' viral marketing campaign? Is it separate from the parallel narratives of the Arkham Asylum videogame, the monthly comic books, the animated series and the graphic novels? Can the brightly campy incarnations of the Batman ever be fully repressed by The Dark Knight, or are they an intrinsic part of the character? Do all of these various manifestations feed into a single Batman metanarrative? This will be a vital text for film students and academics, as well as legions of Batman fans.

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