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The caped crusade : Batman and the rise of nerd culture by Glen Weldon; Simon & Schuster is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The caped crusade : Batman and the rise of nerd culture about?
A witty, intelligent cultural history from NPR book critic Glen Weldon explains Batman's rises and falls throughout the ages--and what his story tells us about ourselves. Since his creation, Batman has been many things: a two-fisted detective; a planet-hopping gadabout; a campy Pop-art sensation; a pointy-eared master spy; and a grim and gritty ninja of the urban night. For more than three quarters of a century, he has cycled from a figure of darkness to one of lightness and back again; he's a bat-shaped Rorschach inkblot who takes on the various meanings our changing culture projects onto him. How we perceive Batman's character, whether he's delivering dire threats in a raspy Christian Bale growl or trading blithely homoerotic double-entendres with partner Robin on the comics page, speaks to who we are and how we wish to be seen by the world. It's this endlessly mutable quality that has made him so enduring. And it's Batman's fundamental nerdiness--his gadgets, his obsession, his oath, even his lack of superpowers--that uniquely resonates with his fans who feel a fiercely protective love for the character. Today, fueled by the internet, that breed of passion for elements of popula
Who reads The caped crusade : Batman and the rise of nerd culture?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Glen Weldon; Simon & Schuster
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Paperbacks
- Published
- 2017
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781476756738
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, History, Social Science
- Rating
- 4.15 / 5 (1,252 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14