Comic Books and Graphic Novels
Provides useful information about comic books and graphic novels as topics of academic research at the University of Michigan.
Batman - Comics & Graphic Novels
Selected Batman comics & graphic novels in the library collection. For more, search the Library Catalog for Batman (Fictitious Character) -- Comic books, strips, etc
Arkum Asylum: a serious house on serious earth by Call Number: PN 6728 .B3 M674 1989ISBN: 093028948XPublication Date: 1989
Batman : a celebration of 75 yearsCall Number: PN 6728 .B3 B326 2014ISBN: 9781401247584Publication Date: 2014
Batman and Dracula: Red Rain by Call Number: PN 6728 .B3 M643 1992ISBN: 1563890364Publication Date: 1992
Batman: Death by Design by Call Number: PN 6728 .B3 K54 2012ISBN: 9781401234539Publication Date: 2012
Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham by Call Number: PN 6728 .B3 M52 2015ISBN: 9781401258061Publication Date: 2015
Batman: The Long Halloween by Call Number: PN 6728 .B3 L645 2011ISBN: 9781401232597Publication Date: 2011
Batman: The Rebirth Deluxe Edition by Call Number: PN 6728 .B3 K56 2017ISBN: 9781401271329Publication Date: 2017
Batman: the Sunday classics, 1943-1946Call Number: PN 6728 .B3 B32 2007ISBN: 1402747187Publication Date: 2007
Batman: the war years, 1939-1945Call Number: PN 6728 .B3 T47 2015ISBN: 9780785832836Publication Date: 2015
Batman: Year 100 and Other Tales by Call Number: PN 6728 .B3 P67 2015ISBN: 9781401258078Publication Date: 2015
Batman: Tales of the Demon by Call Number: PN 6728 .B3 O537 1992ISBN: 0446393649Publication Date: 1992
The Complete Frank Miller Batman by Call Number: PN 6728 .B3 M559 1989ISBN: 068140969XPublication Date: 1989
Dark Night: A True Batman Story by Call Number: PN 6728 .B3 D566 2016ISBN: 9781401241438Publication Date: 2016
Detective Comics: 80 years of Batman, the deluxe editionCall Number: PN 6728 .B3 D48 2018ISBN: 9781401285388Publication Date: 2019
The Greatest Batman Stories Ever ToldCall Number: PN 6728 .B3 G74 1988ISBN: 0930289358Publication Date: 1988
Legends of the Dark Knight by Call Number: PN 6728 .B3 A78 2012ISBN: 9781401233754Publication Date: 2012
Legends of the Dark Knight by Call Number: PN 6728 .B3 R64 2011ISBN: 9781401232276Publication Date: 2011
Batman - Films & Other Media
Featured films & television featuring Batman, available at the Askwith Media Library. For more, search the Library Catalog for the following subjects:
Video games featuring Batman, available in the Computer & Video Game Archive:
Batman: Arkham CityCall Number: GAME PS3 BatmanPublication Date: 2011PlayStation 3 (also available for Wii U & Xbox 360)
Batman ForeverCall Number: GAME SNES BatmanPublication Date: 1995Super Nintendo Entertainment System (Also available for Nintendo Game Boy)
The Batman: Multiply, Divide, And ConquerCall Number: GAME LEAPSTER BatmanPublication Date: 2005Leapster
Batman: The Caped CrusaderCall Number: GAME C64 BatmanPublication Date: 1988Commodore 64/128 (also available for IBM PC)
Batman: The Video GameCall Number: GAME NES BatmanPublication Date: 1989Nintendo Entertainment System
Lego Batman: The VideogameCall Number: GAME PS3 LegoPublication Date: 2008PlayStation 3 (also available for PSP)
Batman - History & Criticism
Selected works of history & criticism on Batman, the character in comics and other media.
For more, try the following subject searches in the Library Catalog:
- Batman -- (Fictitious character) -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- History
- Batman -- (Fictitious character) -- History
- Batman -- (Fictitious character) -- History and criticism
- Batman -- (Fictitious character) -- Political aspects
- Batman -- (Fictitious character) -- Social aspects
- Batman (Fictitious character) in mass media
- Batman films -- History and criticism
The Anatomy of Zur-En-Arrh: understanding Grant Morrison's Batman by Call Number: PN 6728 .B3 W358 2014ISBN: 9781940589046Publication Date: 1914
Batman and the Joker: Contested Sexuality in Popular Culture by Call Number: eBook CentralISBN: 9780367409210Publication Date: 2020
Batman: a Celebration of the Classic TV Series by Call Number: PN 1992.77 .B343 G37 2016ISBN: 9781781167885Publication Date: 2016-11-29
Batman and the Multiplicity of Identity by Call Number: PN 6728 .B3 B76 2019ISBN: 9781138302853Publication Date: 2018
Batman Unmasked: analysing a cultural icon by Call Number: P 96 .B37 B76 2000 (Hatcher)ISBN: 0826449492Publication Date: 2001-09-18
Dark Right: Batman viewed from the right by Call Number: PN 1995.9 .B34 D37 2018 (Shapiro)ISBN: 9781940933504Publication Date: 2018
The Encyclopedia of Comic Book Heroes, v. 1: Batman by Call Number: PN 6725 .F59 (Hatcher)ISBN: 0025387006Publication Date: 1976
The Essential Batman Encyclopedia by Call Number: PN 6728 .B3 G75 2008ISBN: 9780345501066Publication Date: 2008
Gotham City 14 Miles: 14 Essays on Why the 1960s Batman TV Series Matters by Call Number: P 96.B37 G684 2011ISBN: 9781466333055Publication Date: 2011
Gotham City Living : the social dynamics in the Batman comics and media by Call Number: PN 6728 .B3 Z5 M33 2021ISBN: 9781350148895Publication Date: 2021
Hunting the Dark Knight: twenty-first century Batman by Call Number: PN 1995.9.B34 B76 2012ISBN: 9781848852808Publication Date: 2012
Improving the Foundations: Batman Begins from Comics to Screen by Call Number: PN 1997.2.B38 D3 2011ISBN: 9781466214323Publication Date: 2011
The Many Lives of the Batman critical approaches to a superhero and his media by Call Number: PN 6725 .M361 1991 (Hatcher)ISBN: 0415903475Publication Date: 1991
Soul of the Dark Knight by Call Number: PN 6728 .B3 W356 2014ISBN: 9780786471287Publication Date: 2014
Batman - Scholarly Articles
Below you'll find selected scholarly articles about Batman that are available online. To find more try searching in Library Article Search: subject:Batman (character) with the 'Articles from scholarly journals only' option checked.
- The Anoedipal Mythos of Batman and CatwomanOrr, Philip. Journal of Popular Culture 27.4 (1994): 169.
- “As a Symbol I Can be Incorruptible”: How Christopher Nolan De-Queered the Batman of Joel SchumacherWinstead, Nick. The Journal of Popular Culture 48.3 (2015): 572-585.
- Batman's Female Foes: The Gender War in Gotham CityAustin, Shannon. Journal of Popular Culture 48.2 (2015): 285-295.
- Confrontations and exchanges of virtue ethics: a study of dialectical friendship between Superman and Batman in comic booksManatchai Amponpeerapan & Jaray Singhakowinta (2022). Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics, 13:3, 408-431
- "I think you and I are destined to do this forever: a reading of the Batman/Joker comic and film tradition through the combat mythNichols, Michael. The Journal of Religion and Popular Culture 23.2 (2011): 236-250.
- "I'm Batman" (and You Can Be Too): Gender and Constrictive Play in the Arkham Game SeriesLavigne, Carlen. Cinema Journal 55.1 (2015): 133-141.
- 'Out There in the Asylum': Physical, Mental, and Structural Space in Grant Morrison and Dave McKean's Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious EarthWurtz, James F. Amerikastudien/American Studies (2011): 555-571
- Suiting up the Hero: Legacies of Medieval and Renaissance Armor and Identity in Christopher Nolan's Batman BeginsGearhart, Grant. The Journal of Popular Culture 50.4 (2017): 665-684.
- Unbalancing Justice: Overcoming the Limits of the Law in Batman BeginsPeters, Timothy D. Griffith Law Review 16.1 (2007): 247-270.