The super-comprehensive BATMAN’S ARSENAL: An Unauthorized Encyclopedic Chronicle, by MATT MACNABB, documents the entire scope and history of Batman’s incredible crime-fighting tools from the famous cowl, the awesome Batmobile, the catacomb-like Batcave to the tank-like Tumbler – the unique weapons Batman employs to keep Gotham safe.
It is really his equipment and unique gizmos that not only define him but also transform him into a superhero. After all, he’s one of the very few superheroes who’s as human as the rest of us.
What’s the one thing that remains consistent about this most mysterious of superheroes through the decades? His gear, his arsenal. When the Bat signal hits the night sky all the world knows who’s been called. If you really want to get to know Batman, you must know his material.
* Entire history of the Bat cache of weapons
* Expert analysis of the Bat gadgetry
* Exhaustive, intimate catalog of Batman’s incredible crime-fighting tools
* Comparison of all incarnations, from comic book to TV to film and beyond
* The Bat foes – from the Joker to Bane – with expert analysis and commentary
* In-depth interviews with the people behind the Bat cosmos
MATT MACNABB, the pop culture mastermind behind the network of world famous pop culture websites, including LegionsOfGotham.org., has poured a lifetime of Bat love and Bat lore into his book. He and his work have been featured in SFX Magazine, Variety, Brick Journal, on CNN and BBC Radio, and in contributions to books such as Holy Franchise, Batman and The DC Comics Action Figure Archive. He has been featured in a Batman comic book. He lives in Omaha, Nebraska.
