Will Brooker Unisex Multicolor Hunting The Dark Knight: Twenty-First Century Batman Paperback Book

Will Brooker

Publishing alongside the world premiere of Christopher Nolans third Batman film "The Dark Knight Rises", Will Brookers new book explores Batmans twentyfirst century incarnations. Brookers 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. | Will Brooker Hunting the Dark Knight: Twenty-First Century Batman Paperback Book