The Official Batman Batbook: The Revised Bat Edition
by Joel Eisner
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Author: Joel EisnerEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-01-17
ISBN: 1434340856
Number of pages: 468
Publisher: AuthorHouse
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- ISBN13: 9781434340856
- Condition: New
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Book Reviews of The Official Batman Batbook: The Revised Bat Edition
Book Review: (Un) Holy Grammar, Batman!
Summary: 3 Stars
Being a Big Bat Fan for as long as I can recall (sitting too close to the screen during several of the "Colored Gas" scenes seems to have altered my Bat-Memory a bit), I looked forward to receiving/reading this book with breathless anticipation. And while 'anything Batman' (the TV series in particular) is cool with me, I have to admit that I was a little disappointed (not enough to begin throwing my other books around like an angry Bookworm, but stil ...) in this Bat-Tome. Here are the two main reasons for my disappointment:
1. I had read Adam West's "Back To The Batcave" several years ago, and I guess I was expecting a larger, more detailed version of THAT book. Well, this version is definitely larger, but I found it sort of lacking in the type of details that I had expected. Don't get me wrong - I loved the notes from many of the stars who had appeared on the show ... It's just that there seems to be something lacking when it comes to too many of the "Bat-Memories" portions of the book. Of course, I realized going into it that Adam West and Burt Ward weren't connected to the book (and how great would THAT have been?!?!), but there's still something missing here that I can't quite seem to put my Bat-Gloved finger on ...
2 (as in the second reason for my disappointment in this book): It looks as if it was edited by a first grader! I am an English teacher, and I have seen better grammar and punctuation on the bathroom walls at our school!!! HOLY PROOF READING! Didn't ANYONE look at the text of this book before sending it out for publication? If The Joker had printed something this error-filled (perhaps with the evil intention of 'dumbing down' the residents of Gotham City), The Dynamic Duo would have risked life and limb (and cape) in order to thwart his wicked scheme! And Commissioner Gordon would have called him "That Crowned King of Criminal Composition!"
But even with all of this negative critique (because nobody's perfect -- except for Batman, of course), I still give this book an "Okay," and I would definitely recommend it it to any hardcore Bat-Fan who can't get enough of all things Caped Crusader ... particularly if that hardcore fan failed High School English!
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