
Batman The Ultimate Guide New Edition
Matthew K. Manning(Author)
Dorling Kindersley (Publisher)
Published on 5. April 2022
Book
Hardback
216 pages
978-0-7440-4821-6 (ISBN)
Description
Traces Batman's entire career, with full details of his incredible adventures and battles, his allies, loves, and formidable array of enemies.
DC's Dark Knight first emerged from the shadows in the pages of Detective Comics in 1939, when young Bruce Waye vowed to avenge his parents' murder and fight for justice in crime-ridden, corrupt Gotham City.
Packed with information on the Dark Knight, including how he was created and evolved over the decades, this in-world celebration of DC's most popular Super Hero explores his motives and drives, his incredible array of weapons and vehicles, his "family" of allies, and his formidable rogues gallery, including The Joker, Catwoman, Harley Quinn, The Riddler, Penguin, Bane, Scarecrow, Killer Croc, and many more.
This definitive volume brings Batman's thrilling story right up to date with full details of his exploits in recent DC storylines such as Rebirth, Dark Nights: Metal and Dark Nights: Death Metal. Featuring a detailed timeline of key events in the life of Bruce Wayne aka Batman, Batman: The Ultimate Guide is packed with spectacular full-color artwork from the original comics and is a dream purchase for the Dark Knight's legion of fans all over the world.
DC's Dark Knight first emerged from the shadows in the pages of Detective Comics in 1939, when young Bruce Waye vowed to avenge his parents' murder and fight for justice in crime-ridden, corrupt Gotham City.
Packed with information on the Dark Knight, including how he was created and evolved over the decades, this in-world celebration of DC's most popular Super Hero explores his motives and drives, his incredible array of weapons and vehicles, his "family" of allies, and his formidable rogues gallery, including The Joker, Catwoman, Harley Quinn, The Riddler, Penguin, Bane, Scarecrow, Killer Croc, and many more.
This definitive volume brings Batman's thrilling story right up to date with full details of his exploits in recent DC storylines such as Rebirth, Dark Nights: Metal and Dark Nights: Death Metal. Featuring a detailed timeline of key events in the life of Bruce Wayne aka Batman, Batman: The Ultimate Guide is packed with spectacular full-color artwork from the original comics and is a dream purchase for the Dark Knight's legion of fans all over the world.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
DK
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 279 mm
Width: 234 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
1186 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7440-4821-6 (9780744048216)
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Matthew K. Manning
Batman The Ultimate Guide New Edition
E-Book
02/2022
DK
€8.99
Available for download
Persons
Matthew K. Manning has contributed to more than 40 books and comic books, including DK's Batman: A Visual History, DC Comics: A Visual History, DC Comics: Year by YearThe DC Comics Encyclopedia New Edition. When not authoring comics himself, Manning often writes books about the comic book medium and its rich history.