Rik Worth

The Creators of Batman: Bob, Bill and the Dark Knight is an incredible read that I highly recommend for fans of the comic book industry.

I absolutely LOVE DC Comics. Their movies, their comics, and all of the merchandise gets my inner nerd so thrilled. I've loved DC my whole life, so it was only natural for me to want to learn a little more. This book was the perfect collection of background information on how Batman came to being. I knew about Bill Finger, but I never knew the whole story behind it. Bob Kane made Batman, yet he never gave enough credit to Bill Finger. It wasn't all Bob Kane, that was obvious. As more and more came out over the years, people started to appreciate Bill Finger more. Unfortunately, he didn't get all of the love while he was alive.

I was one of the people sitting in the theatre watching Batman V. Superman: Dawn of Justice and grinning like the Joker when I saw Bill Finger's name appear. It made my heart so happy that he got some of the love he truly deserved with creating one of entertainment's most famous superheroes.

Rik Worth's work is incredible. This compilation of information and pictures is one of the best non-fiction books I've read. I binged this entire book, which isn't something I normally do with non-fiction. It's not biased, but you can form an opinion pretty easily based off the work itself.

Overall, I highly recommend this book! It's one of the best non-fiction books I've ever read.

Five out of five stars.

Thank you to NetGalley, Pen & Sword and White Owl for providing me a free copy of this book in exchange of an honest review.… (mehr)

Does a terrific job of sifting the contributions made by various individuals which led to the enduring character of Batman as we recognise him today. He is not a figure who arrived fully formed on the page – nor even from one mind – and Rik Worth is impressively fair in teasing out who brought what to him, while remaining sceptical of the easy narratives on offer. Kane was no more a villain than Finger was a tragic failure (or Jerry Robinson overlooked, for that matter), but understanding how those images of the men have been formed is important in understanding the creation of Batman – and, perhaps, something about human nature.… (mehr)