Soul of the dark knight : Batman as mythic figure in comics and film / Alex M. Wainer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wainer, Alex, 1954- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Batman (Fictitious character).

Batman.

Comic books, strips, etc--Language.

Comic books, strips, etc.

Comic books, strips, etc--History and criticism.

Film adaptations--History and criticism.

Film adaptations.

Literature--Adaptations--History and criticism.

Literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (209 p.)

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This is a book about the comics genre and language, how these were used to create Batman, and how that character's longevity is largely due to the medium's unique formal qualities. It argues that Batman's core appeal is his mythic nature which allows him to transcend changes in reader tastes, the vicissitudes of the comics industry, and the changing media landscape. While including some historical elements, it is mostly a study of how the formal aspects of comics are able to evoke uniquely mythic qualities that have made Batman such a long-lived cultural phenomenon and how efforts to adapt the

Contents:

Cover; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; Introduction; 1. Myth and the Mythic; 2. "I shall become a bat!" Batman's History, Personality and Legend; 3. Mythic Characteristics in Batman; 4. Comics Art and Batman; 5. Adapting Batman and the Mythic into Film; 6. Adapting Batman, Part 1: Batman in Film and Other Media; 7. Adapting Batman, Part 2: The Christopher Nolan Batman Trilogy; 8. The Comics Medium as a Means of Evoking the Mythic; Appendix: Charting the Mythic in Mass Media; Chapter Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4766-1505-5