Bruce Wayne: tragic orphan, wealthy playboy, vengeful warrior, defender of the weak, more than a man - BATMAN.Based on the new feature film and created in full collaboration with DC Comics and Warner Bros. Pictures, Barman Begins: The Visual Guide explores the exciting origins of the ultimate crime fighter!Discover why the image of the bat became so closely linked to Bruce Wayne's sense of  identity and find out how an ordinary man became an extraordinary hero.

This book is packed with spectacular, live-action movie photographs and it features amazing insights into the characters and settings from this eagerly awaited new feature film. It goes beyond the action and uncovers Barman's deepest secrets. Extensively annotated pictures of the Batmobile, Batsuit and high-tech gadgets provide readers with  unique insights into the world of the Dark Knight.

Batman has been entertaining and exciting audiences for over 65 years  now, but he hasn't done it resting on his laurels. During his long career as a pop culture icon, he's done a lot of evolving: he's been a wealthy dilettante who fought crime almost as a hobby, a disembodied voice on the radio, a cheery role model, a darkly obsessed avenger, and - the most enduring version - a man who turned tragedy into a vocation and, in the process, perfected himself. Each incarnation had its merits and each was appropriate to its era, which might help explain Batman's longevity.

Foreword by Dennis O'Neil

The Wayne Family

Bruce Takes a Fall

A Night at the Opera

Murder!

No Justice

Lost Soul

The Journey

Ra's al Ghul

The League of Shadows

The Final Test

Return to Gotham

The Criminal Element

Wayne Enterprises

The Batcave

Creating the Bat

The Batsuit

Tools of the Trade

The Tumbler

The Batmobile

Bruce Wayne: Billionaire

Fighting Back

The Scarecrow

Fear Factor

Batman to the Rescue

Birthday Party

Terror in the Narrows

Batman Wins

The Fight Continues

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