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The Forensic Files of Batman: The World's Greatest Detective
by
Doug Moench
Although strong and relentless, Batman has no super powers. Instead he relies on Sherlock Holmes-like abilities of deduction and detection. Forensic Files of Batman features two dozen entries from Batman's Case Files. Most are written by Batman himself, but two are from Police Commissioner Gordon, and there are a couple of other entries from Batman's right hand man, Alfred...more
Paperback, 384 pages
Published
September 1st 2005
by iBooks
(first published 2004)
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THE FORENSIC FILES OF BATMAN: THE WORLDS GREATEST DETECTIVE, was an awesome read for me, it was like CSI minus all the corny hollywood bullshit, and made up nonsense, in fact other than the fictional characters all of the forensic information contained within is legitimate. Now the one thing that is most likely to drive the average reader away from this one is that a great deal of the novel reads like a text book, but for those that like to learn new complex information in dry no sugar added tex...more
I have come to not expect much out of novels based on comic book characters, but this may be the exception to the rule. The author deftly displays both the dark detective's physical prowess with his superior intelligence and intuition. While it is not a complete novel, and is instead broken up into "cases" (read short fiction), the author introduces us to the many aspects of forensic science through Batman's eyes. Mixed in with the four page chapters where Batman/Bruce Wayne explains things like...more
Picked it up from the library on sale for $2...I can't pass up stuff like that.
Interesting novelization of classic Batman vs. (insert villain name) stories. Each chapter is either a diary entry from Bruce Wayne's logging of his crime-fighting encounters or a synopsis of his training to become a crime fighter and what the different forensic techniques are that he will need to use in solving crimes and catching the bad guys.
UPDATE: Not too shabby. Although it lacked in interesting wordplay or subl...more
Interesting novelization of classic Batman vs. (insert villain name) stories. Each chapter is either a diary entry from Bruce Wayne's logging of his crime-fighting encounters or a synopsis of his training to become a crime fighter and what the different forensic techniques are that he will need to use in solving crimes and catching the bad guys.
UPDATE: Not too shabby. Although it lacked in interesting wordplay or subl...more
I teetered between giving this 3 or 4 stars, but I settled on 3. While I definitely enjoyed this book, it took me a while to get through because it can be dry and clinical at times.
That said, this book is pretty damn cool. The Forensic Files of Batman is written in the guise of being a journal kept by Batman an Alfred that documents what they learn in Batman's early years of operation -- for whatever purpose that could serve in the future. This book could have easily been corny as hell, but Moe...more
That said, this book is pretty damn cool. The Forensic Files of Batman is written in the guise of being a journal kept by Batman an Alfred that documents what they learn in Batman's early years of operation -- for whatever purpose that could serve in the future. This book could have easily been corny as hell, but Moe...more
While I thorougly enjoyed the case files in this book, which were packed with evidence of Batman's detective skills, the diary entries were incredibly informative. It was more like reading a forensic textbook than a regular book, which is great, because learning is awesome! However, it made the read somewhat slow and tedious at times. Very good, but dense on information when I was expecting less technical information and more Batman being a kickass detective.
Is pretty good is like reading sherlock holmes! but with batman! ... if anything the movies really under play is the fact that batman is known as the world's greatest detective... and this book really gives you an idea of how he is.
Well done. Well researched. Some spelling errors took away from my overall enjoyment.
LAME.
Seriously. The prose is juvenile, the characters are flat(and really, you have so much to work with!), and the forensic facts aren't even that cool. It's more like someone's forensics for dummies threw up on the pages and attached "Batman" at the top.
They also used the word "Murdicide." I could rant some more, but it's not worth it to expend the energy. Although it would give me something to do....
Seriously. The prose is juvenile, the characters are flat(and really, you have so much to work with!), and the forensic facts aren't even that cool. It's more like someone's forensics for dummies threw up on the pages and attached "Batman" at the top.
They also used the word "Murdicide." I could rant some more, but it's not worth it to expend the energy. Although it would give me something to do....
Basically a foresic detective textbook, made entertaining by being told through the eyes of The Batman. It is not a comic book, but a series of journal entries relating cases Batman's solved and the scientific/psychological methods he used to solve them. Some chapters have familiar villians in them, and some are strictly informative.
Aug 22, 2008
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Doug Moench, is an American comic book writer notable for his Batman work and as the creator of Black Mask, Moon Knight and Deathlok. Moench has worked for DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Dark Horse Comics and many other smaller companies; he has written hundreds of issues of many different comics, and created dozens of characters, such as Moon Knight. In 1973, Moench became the de facto lead writer for...more
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