I recently googled: "What do you call a person obsessed with Batman?"
Google Answer: The Riddler.
Well considering I'm not The Riddler, I have decided to try to figure out what the art and writing of the Batman comic series is one that I find interesting.
Over the years Batman has had many different writers and teams of artists. Batman is a fictional character, a comic book superhero created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger. The character first appeared in Detective Comics #27 (May 1939), and since then has appeared primarily in publications by DC Comics.
Originally referred to as "The Bat-Man" and still referred to at times
as "The Batman", he is additionally known as "The Caped Crusader".
Batman became a very popular character soon after his
introduction and gained his own comic book title, Batman, in 1940. As the
decades wore on, differing interpretations of the character emerged. The late
1960s Batman television series used a camp aesthetic which continued to be
associated with the character for years after the show ended.
Various creators
worked to return the character to his dark roots, culminating in the 1986
miniseries The Dark Knight Returns, by Frank Miller, while the successes of Tim
Burton's 1989 film Batman and Christopher Nolan's 2005 reboot Batman Begins
also helped to reignite popular interest in the character. A cultural icon,
Batman has been licensed and adapted into a variety of media, from radio to
television and film, and appears on a variety of merchandise sold all over the
world such as toys and video games. The character has also intrigued
psychiatrists with many trying to understand the character's psyche and his
true ego in society.
In May 2011, Batman placed second on IGN's Top 100 Comic
Book Heroes of All Time, after Superman. Empire magazine also listed him second
in their 50 Greatest Comic Book Characters of All Time.
Released just yesterday:
Batman and Robin #6
Batman sure has come a long way from this:
Batman sure has come a long way from this:
