Batman Week, Day 3. Today’s post highlights a small sample of Batman books for the younger generation. These books are very popular at the library, so be sure to check the catalog if you don’t see these on the shelf!
Let’s start with a Junior Graphic Novel, Batman: The Story of the Dark Knight, written and illustrated by Ralph Cosentino.
This book covers the basics of the Batman story and introduces four familiar villains without going into a specific story of how they are vanquished. The layout is very similar to a picture book with many of the illustrations covering both pages. But like a comic strip, the book has word boxes and the familiar sound effects (boom! bonk! pow!). While the story talks about Batman studying hard to outsmart the bad guy, the pictures show him using his physical strength to subdue the villain.
This one is recommended for…
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