02410nam 2200481 450 991046335400332120200520144314.00-85773-212-9(CKB)2670000000391563(EBL)1209036(OCoLC)851315641(MiAaPQ)EBC1209036(Au-PeEL)EBL1209036(OCoLC)903206394(EXLCZ)99267000000039156320151006h20122012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierHunting the Dark Knight twenty-first century Batman /Will BrookerLondon, [England] ;New York, New York :I.B. Tauris,2012.New York, New York :Palgrave Macmillan,2012.©20121 online resource (368 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-84885-280-0 Includes bibliographical references.Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Prologue: Batman of Many Worlds; 1. The Nolan Function: Authorship; 2. The Batman Matrix: Adaptation; 3. Dark Knight Lockdown: Realism and Repression; 4. Carnival on Infinite Earths: Continuity and Crisis; 5. The Never-Ending War: Deconstruction and the Dark Knight; Epilogue: Time and the Batman; Notes; Select BibliographyPublishing to coincide with Christopher Nolan's third Batman movie, The Dark Knight Rises,_x000D_in July 2012, Will Brooker's new book explores Batman's twenty-first century incarnations._x000D_Brooker's investigation into Batman Begins and The Dark Knight uncovers the complex_x000D_relationship between popular films, audiences, and producers in our age of media_x000D_convergence. He addresses a myriad of questions raised by these films: did Batman Begins_x000D_end when The Dark Knight began? Does its story include Burger King's 'Dark Whopper',_x000D_the Gotham Knight DVD, or the 'Why So SerioBatman filmsHistory and criticismElectronic books.Batman filmsHistory and criticism.741.5973Brooker Will1970-922571MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910463354003321Hunting the Dark Knight2070166UNINA