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Cere
10-22-2002, 10:47 AM
Greetings, everybody! I'm in need of some assistance.

I'm writing a ten-page research paper on Batman for my English class. I figure I'll write about the creation of Batman and how he's changed over the years. Does anyone know any good Batman resources? They can be websites, books, print articles, anything fairly easily accessible (the paper is due November 11). Thanks!
Ed Liu
10-22-2002, 02:00 PM
Howdy,


Originally posted by Cere
Does anyone know any good Batman resources? They can be websites, books, print articles, anything fairly easily accessible (the paper is due November 11). Thanks!

I can't recommend Batman: The Complete History (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0811824705/qid%3D1035309581/sr%3D11-1/ref%3Dsr%5F11%5F1/103-7429377-2932629) highly enough for exactly this purpose. I just got this book on eBay and read it this past weekend. Covers Batman's comic history in exhausting detail, although I think it tends to shy away a bit from controversy sometimes.

-- Ed/Ace
TimTwoFace
10-22-2002, 03:32 PM
Originally posted by Ace the Bathound
Howdy,



I can't recommend Batman: The Complete History (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0811824705/qid%3D1035309581/sr%3D11-1/ref%3Dsr%5F11%5F1/103-7429377-2932629) highly enough for exactly this purpose. I just got this book on eBay and read it this past weekend. Covers Batman's comic history in exhausting detail, although I think it tends to shy away a bit from controversy sometimes.

-- Ed/Ace

Hey, is that the one that came out in 1989? If it is, I couldn't agree more. That's about the best pre-90's Bat-source there is.

You could also try the BATMAN & ME autobiography by Bob Kane. It has a lot of good tidbits in there, too.

-Tim
Russkafin
10-22-2002, 03:59 PM
And of course the book "Batman: Animated" is the ultimate source for anything pertaining to the Batman Animated Series, so if you want to include anything on that, check that one out.
rggkjg1
10-22-2002, 04:30 PM
pick up the newest issue of wizard the comics magazine (issue 135). there is a good article about how bill finger helped bob kane create batman and how kane got all of the credit.

jeez. i wish i had to do a report on batman for my class.
Barb Gordon
10-22-2002, 05:06 PM
Wow, sounds like one heck of an awesome paper! What exactly is the topic? Batman: The Complete History and Batman: Animated are easily the two best books anywhere concerning Batman. If you want to try some online sources, BeyondGotham's site: Batman: Yesterday, Today, Beyond (http://www.geocities.com/batcars/) has just about everything concerning Batman from every form.

~Barb
Cere
10-23-2002, 10:54 AM
Thanks for all your help! I shall definitely check out all those sources. If you want, I could maybe post my paper online when i'm finished.
Barb Gordon
10-23-2002, 12:20 PM
Great idea Cere! I would love to read your paper once you've got it done. Hope you get an awesome mark for it too!

~Barb
TimTwoFace
10-23-2002, 02:18 PM
Hey Cere, we'd all love to read it! What's the thesis you're working with, anyway?

I've done a few Batman papers in my classes over the years, too. I know I did a thread about "Batman in our Academic Lives" here once, I should go find it...*STARTS RUMMAGING*

-Tim
Barb Gordon
10-23-2002, 09:40 PM
Can't wait for the day I can do a paper for something Batman related! There must be someway to work it into an english class sooner or later....

~Barb
TimTwoFace
10-24-2002, 03:03 AM
Well, I was lucky enough to be able to "write an essay about any topic I wanted" in an English Language class - first year. My question was "Who is the Best Batman and why". :)

-Tim
Cere
10-24-2002, 12:01 PM
Originally posted by TimTwoFace
Well, I was lucky enough to be able to "write an essay about any topic I wanted" in an English Language class.
Yeah, same here, it's a research paper on the topic of my choice.

Thesis-wise, I'll be writing about how Batman has evolved over the years. That should be fun, with the original comics, camp with Adam West Batman and the Superfriends, then to more serious movies and Bruce Timm's animated series.

Barb, that Batman site is huge! It'll be a great resource! I haven't checked out the books yet, but I'll get on that very soon.
Jor-El
10-24-2002, 05:13 PM
Originally posted by TimTwoFace
Hey, is that the one that came out in 1989? If it is, I couldn't agree more. That's about the best pre-90's Bat-source there is.
-Tim Actually, it was 1999. It's almost a POST-90's Bat-source. I never read it, but if it was nearly as thorough as the Superman History book, it's worth the money.
Barb Gordon
10-24-2002, 08:08 PM
Wow, that's going to be one heck of an extensive paper! Hope you teacher realizes how much work will have gone into it. Lol, and yeah BeyondGotham has one heck of a comprehensive site, and it should help you out some if you doing a through the years research paper.

~Barb