Monday, April 8

The Batman Strikes! Crime Time - Bill Matheny


Matheny, B. (2005) The Batman Strikes! Crime Time, DC Comics, Canada.

The Batman Strikes! Crime Time was written by Bill Matheny, illustrated by Terry Beatty and Christopher Jones and coloured by Heroic Age. It is on the Premier's Reading Challenge Year 6-9.

This graphic novel has 5 sub-stories, Penguin Rising, City of Bats, Outlaw and Disorder, Without a Chance and Deadly Partner.

Bruce Wayne is the alter-ego of the superhero Batman, image accessed 8/4/13. He has a butler named Alfred who is his only family as both of his parents were killed. Alfred always insists on calling Bruce, Sir. Much to his annoyance! 

Batman has had many characterisations over the years including television shows with both real people and animation, movies, video games, books and comics.  

SKREEEEEE!!!

City of Bats begins with an introduction to Dr Kirk Langstrom who is formulating a potion which will turn him into a Man Bat, image accessed 8/4/13 and video accessed 8/4/13. 



Using his bat sound SKREEEEE and serum which he spews from his mouth, Langstrom can turn people into evil bats like himself,

Can Batman work out where Langstrom has kept his formula so he can make an antidote to stop him before he takes over Gotham City?

The stories in this book are all short and introduce a new nemesis in each one. Penguin Rising features the Penguin, Outlaw and Disorder features the Joker, Without a Chance features Bane and Deadly Partner features Mr Scar Face.

There are 4 other graphic novels to read in The Batman Strikes series.





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