Extensive reading improves fluency and there is a real need in the ELT classroom for motivating, contemporary graded material that will instantly appeal to students. Batman: The Dark Knight is based on the phenomenally successful 2008 Batman movie and will be immediately recognisable to teens of all nationalities.
When Commissioner Gordon and the police are unable to stop the deadly new threat to Gotham, Batman returns to face Bane, a powerful and methodical villain, who is spreading chaos and death.
This is a fascinating glimpse into the minds that gave new life to one of the most beloved and renowned superheroes in history.
ArtistJerry Robinson credited Batman's visual style to his, Kane's, and Finger's love of movies: “We went to see Citizen Kane a dozen times” (quoted In Steranko 47). Kane's primitive artistic style also distinguished the stories, ...
A retired and world-weary Bruce Wayne returns to his mantle as Batman to clean up Gotham City which has been overrun by crime and violence in his 10-year absence. Along...
A fan's guide to the making of the latest Batman movie by the director of Batman Begins evaluates the performances of such stars as Christian Bale, Morgan Freeman, and Heath Ledger while providing accompanying storyboard art, Christopher ...
Does its story include the Gotham Knight DVD, or the 'Why So Serious' viral marketing campaign? Is it separate from the parallel narratives of the Arkham Asylum videogame, the monthly comic books, the animated series and the graphic novels?
Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman and Morgan Freeman return in the thrilling and hotly anticipated conclusion to Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight Trilogy.
BLACKWELL PHILOSOPHY AND POP CULTURE SERIES This book has not been approved, licensed, or sponsored by any entity or person involved in creating or producing Batman, the comic, the film, or the TV series PHILOSOPHY/POP CULTURE Why doesn't ...
These essays examine how Batman is both the canvas on which our cultural identity is painted, and the Eternal Other that informs our own journeys of understanding.
The best-ever book on the Dark Knight of Gotham City just got better An extra 16 pages fully updates DK's comprehensive BATMAN: THE ULTIMATE GUIDE..., first published in Autumn 2001.