Table of Contents

1. Introduction: "Always Be Batman"

2. Batman and Multiplicity: Stability and Variation

3. Batman and Sexuality: Secret Identities, Lust and Romance

4. Batman and Sons: Family and Patriarchal Authority

5. The Bat-Women: Caped Crusaders and Costumed Feminism

6. The Other Batmen: Whiteness, Appropriation and Colonization

7. Batman and Villainy: The Dark Side of the Dark Knight

8. "I’m the Goshdarn Batman!" Affect and the Aesthetics of Cute Batman

About the Author

Jeffrey A. Brown is a Professor in the Department of Popular Culture and The School of Critical and Cultural Studies at Bowling Green State University, USA