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Batman: Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?
by Mark Buckingham, Andy Kubert, Neil Gaiman, Simon Bisley, Bernie Mireault, Matt Wagner
Not my favorite Batman or Gaiman, but like pizza or sex, even when it's not the best...
Another entry into Neil's exploration of the stories we tell, this is a story about the story, kind of meta-story, as it deconstructs parts of the Batman mythos to illustrate the point that the details are often unimportant, that it is the persistence of the character of the Batman that matters, and that whenever he is rebooted from his latest death or disappearance or whether he's Bale or West or Keaton or Dini or cartoons, what we're drawn to is the essence of the Batman, who he is and what he stands for. In short: if you expect to call yourself a fan of Batman comics, you'll need to read this.
The backup material is rather less satisfying - reprints, presented in kind of jarring way that just stops rather than ending.
Another entry into Neil's exploration of the stories we tell, this is a story about the story, kind of meta-story, as it deconstructs parts of the Batman mythos to illustrate the point that the details are often unimportant, that it is the persistence of the character of the Batman that matters, and that whenever he is rebooted from his latest death or disappearance or whether he's Bale or West or Keaton or Dini or cartoons, what we're drawn to is the essence of the Batman, who he is and what he stands for. In short: if you expect to call yourself a fan of Batman comics, you'll need to read this.
The backup material is rather less satisfying - reprints, presented in kind of jarring way that just stops rather than ending.