Batman Christmas Gift Idea: A Visual History

Christmas in nearly here (if you’ve visited any retail store recently, it already is) and chances are you have a Batman fan in the family. We here at Caped Crusades understand and want to help you find that perfect gift all throughout the month of December.

For those who want to know the history of Batman but don’t know how to jump in without sifting through years of history, there may be a solution. Batman: A Visual History is an encyclopedic guide to the Caped Crusader based on easily identifiable pictures.

"Batman: A Visual History follows the DC Comics Super Hero from his 1939 beginnings as a crime-fighting vigilante to his present status as a worldwide cultural icon approaching his 75th anniversary.The book celebrates Batman’s greatest stories and the writers and artists that created them. It also charts the careers of the Super Heroes and super-villains — Robin, the Justice League, the Joker, Catwoman — associated with Gotham City’s Dark Knight. The debuts of every key Batman character are featured, as well as some details of Batman movie and TV series, both live-action and animated.Perfect for any comic book fan, this visually stunning, definitive guide arrives in a slipcase featuring specially commissioned artwork by a top DC Comics artist plus two original prints."

It’s a great tool for the layperson and a collectors item for the expert.