The Caped Crusade : Batman and the Rise of Nerd Culture (Hardcover)

from bookbrig

Okay, I finished this, and it was really interesting if a little depressing. The audiobook is read by the author and he did a great job with really entertaining voices. I liked the in depth look at a specific slice of nerd culture and all the bat facts (so fun!). It was all the bits about the ins...

from BenKline

Wasn't going to keep picking up books at the library (since I have over 400 to read at home yet), but I found this on the new shelf (despite it coming out sometime last fall) and for some reason, had to read it.I have to also preface this stating that, I'd like to give this a 3.5 probably.... I'd...

from DabOfDarkness

Batman has been around for a long time, longer than I was aware of before giving this book a listen. I knew he had been a comic book hero before the Adam West Batman series, but I hadn't realized how many versions of him had graced the comic book scene. Now I do. This book is a treasure trove of ...

from iamiam

Who would have thought a sociological work on Batman could be written, and that it would be even half as interesting as this? Like many people, I know a little about the character (how could one not, somehow, at least be aware of Batman), but wouldn't call myself a big fan of the guy. Where does ...

from DabOfDarkness

Batman has been around for a long time, longer than I was aware of before giving this book a listen. I knew he had been a comic book hero before the Adam West Batman series, but I hadn't realized how many versions of him had graced the comic book scene. Now I do. This book is a treasure trove of ...