Batman's Villains and Villainesses: Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Arkham's Souls

This edited collection centers Gotham's villains and their importance for both Batman and the superhero genre. The analyses examining this varied rogues' gallery raise fundamental questions about what it means to be in a relationship with others and possibilities for future pe...

Publisher Marketing: "This edited collection centers Gotham's villains and their importance for both Batman and the superhero genre. The analyses examining this varied rogues' gallery raise fundamental questions about what it means to be in a relationship with others and possibilities for future pedagogical and scholarly inquiry"-- Review Quotes : Batman's Villains and Villainesses is a fascinating collection of essays that explores the Caped Crusader's rogues gallery from a number of scholarly perspectives, challenging you to think about these familiar characters in new ways--definitely not a book for the cowardly or superstitious. Biographical Note : Marco Favaro, is program manager at the University of Europe for Applied Sciences in Berlin. Justin F. Martin, is associate professor of psychology at Whitworth University. Table of Contents : Introduction. Not Exactly a Cowardly Lot: Gotham's Villains Marco Favaro and Justin F. Martin Chapter 1. Death, Monk, and Strange: The Predecessors to the Supervillain in Detective Comics John Darowski Part I. Arkham City: The Asylum, the City and the Ones Who Rule Them Chapter 2. "This Place Isn't a Prison" Institutions, Choice, and the Case of Arkham Asylum Tony Spanakos and Damien K. Picariello Chapter 3. "You Can't Fight City Hall!" The Villains Hidden in Gotham's Government Ian J. Drake and Matthew B. Lloyd Chapter 4. The Owls Nesting in the Bat's City: Secrecy, Gotham's Social Structures, and the Court of Owls James C. Taylor Part II. Confronting Batman: Outsiders, Doppelgängers and Parodies Chapter 5. The Mutants, the Sons of Batman, and the Long Shadow of the Bat Damien K. Picariello Chapter 6. Bane: the Man Who "Doppelgängered" the Bat Jesús Jiménez-Varea Chapter 7. Outcasts and Oppressors: Killer Moth and Killer Croc Jason D. DeHart Part III Creating a Villainous Identity: Form Review Quotes : For serious readers of Batman comics and graphic novels, this book offers something for everyone. Many of the villains in Batman's world are described and dissected, including corrupt politicians and police. Publisher Marketing : This edited collection centers Gotham's villains and their importance for both Batman and the superhero genre. The analyses examining this varied rogues' gallery raise fundamental questions about what it means to be in a relationship with others and possibilities for future pedagogical and scholarly inquiry.

Format: Hardcover | Pages: 352 | Publication Date: 2023-09-12