336 pages
Published March 22, 2016 by Simon & Schuster.
This was solidly enjoyable all the way through. I have been listening to Glen on Pop Culture Happy Hour for 10 years so his use of accents etc. was more tolerable that it might have been otherwise.
I consider myself a pretty sizable Batman fan. I've seen all of the movies...well, all of the good ones, anyway; I consider myself above Batman vs. Superman. But I'm not much of a comic geek. I find comic books nearly impenetrable with the layers upon layers of necessary backstory. Which is why a history of the lives and times of the batman and how they fit among the surrounding cultural milieu was pretty interesting to me. I found bits overly pedantic, or a little unmoored from the greater history, and there were times that I wished Weldon would offer more speculation as to why, for instance, there's been a huge resurgence of super-hero culture, but overall, I appreciated this serious and thorough take on one of the biggest cultural icons of American history.
I consider myself a pretty sizable Batman fan. I've seen all of the movies...well, all of the good ones, anyway; I consider myself above Batman vs. Superman. But I'm not much of a comic geek. I find comic books nearly impenetrable with the layers upon layers of necessary backstory. Which is why a history of the lives and times of the batman and how they fit among the surrounding cultural milieu was pretty interesting to me. I found bits overly pedantic, or a little unmoored from the greater history, and there were times that I wished Weldon would offer more speculation as to why, for instance, there's been a huge resurgence of super-hero culture, but overall, I appreciated this serious and thorough take on one of the biggest cultural icons of American history.
This is a great high level history of the character, showing the cyclical evolution of the Caped Crusader from grim loner to Batusi dancer and back again. There's something here for everyone, if you are a jaded fan or a relative newcomer to Batman. Recommended.
http://fedpeaches.blogspot.com/2016/04/darkness-no-parents.html
This is a great high level history of the character, showing the cyclical evolution of the Caped Crusader from grim loner to Batusi dancer and back again. There's something here for everyone, if you are a jaded fan or a relative newcomer to Batman. Recommended.
http://fedpeaches.blogspot.com/2016/04/darkness-no-parents.html
