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Batman: The Copycat Crime
FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. When the Riddler kidnaps the son of a police detective, Batman comes to the rescue.
- GenresChildrens
40 pages, Paperback
First published September 1, 2003
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Devin Grayson
508 books117 followersDevin Grayson is an avid gamer, former acting student, and enthusiastic reader fortunate enough to have turned a lifelong obsession with fictional characters into a dynamic writing career. She has a B.A. from Bard College, where she studied creative writing with novelist Mona Simpson. Best known for her work on the Batman titles for DC Comics, Devin has been a regular writer on Catwoman, Nightwing, and The Titans, and contributed to the award-winning No Man’s Land story arc. With the publication of Batman: Gotham Knights in March of 2000, she became the first (and, sadly, only as of 2020) female to create, launch and write an ongoing Batman title.
Additional career highlights include the launch of the critically acclaimed series Omni for Humanoids, Doctor Strange: The Fate of Dreams, an original novel featuring Marvel’s Sorcerer Supreme, and USER—a highly personal three-part, creator-owned miniseries about gender identity and online role-playing, originally published by Vertigo and newly available as a collected edition hardcover through Image. Devin is also the creator of Yelena Belova, a Marvel character staring in the upcoming MCU Black Widow movie (played by Florence Pugh), Damien Darhk, a DC character now appearing regularly in CW’s Arrow and Legends of Tomorrow (played by Neal McDonough), and Catalina Flores, a DC character recently featured as the super-villain Tarantula in The Lego Batman Movie.
Frequently cited for compelling character development and nuanced exploration of complex themes, Devin’s work has been showcased in mainstream media such as USA Today and Working Woman as well as in alternative press such as The Village Voice, The Advocate, and Curve magazine. Over the years, she has written in several different media and genres, from comic books and novels to video game scripts and short essays. She is currently working on an original graphic novel for Berger Books.
Devin lives in Northern California with her husband, step-son, devoted Early Alert Canines Diabetic Alert Dog, and somewhat less devoted cat. Openly bisexual, she is a passionate advocate for the GLBTQ community, as well as being a committed environmentalist, and a public speaker for T1 Diabetes awareness and Diabetic Alert Dogs. She is always happy to take on a new challenge, especially if it involves making some new fictional friends.
Additional career highlights include the launch of the critically acclaimed series Omni for Humanoids, Doctor Strange: The Fate of Dreams, an original novel featuring Marvel’s Sorcerer Supreme, and USER—a highly personal three-part, creator-owned miniseries about gender identity and online role-playing, originally published by Vertigo and newly available as a collected edition hardcover through Image. Devin is also the creator of Yelena Belova, a Marvel character staring in the upcoming MCU Black Widow movie (played by Florence Pugh), Damien Darhk, a DC character now appearing regularly in CW’s Arrow and Legends of Tomorrow (played by Neal McDonough), and Catalina Flores, a DC character recently featured as the super-villain Tarantula in The Lego Batman Movie.
Frequently cited for compelling character development and nuanced exploration of complex themes, Devin’s work has been showcased in mainstream media such as USA Today and Working Woman as well as in alternative press such as The Village Voice, The Advocate, and Curve magazine. Over the years, she has written in several different media and genres, from comic books and novels to video game scripts and short essays. She is currently working on an original graphic novel for Berger Books.
Devin lives in Northern California with her husband, step-son, devoted Early Alert Canines Diabetic Alert Dog, and somewhat less devoted cat. Openly bisexual, she is a passionate advocate for the GLBTQ community, as well as being a committed environmentalist, and a public speaker for T1 Diabetes awareness and Diabetic Alert Dogs. She is always happy to take on a new challenge, especially if it involves making some new fictional friends.
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November 11, 2017
Emerson: “a guy ran from home and got kidnapped.”
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January 3, 2022
Coooooooooooolllllll
November 28, 2023
what kid in 2003 is named Brian
August 28, 2012
Batman : The Copycat Crime was one of my nephew's library book choices today, and we liked it. It is a chapter book, it features The Riddler (kind of a lame villain), and the illustrations were ok, but not eye-popping, so my nephew enjoyed this book less than some of his other superhero stories. It's Batman, so he still loves it, but it's a long Batman.
The story in this one was actually fairly intense for a kid's book, and the crime here doesn't involove mutant gorillas trying to steal Gotham's giant diamond, or space aliens turning the Super Friends into lizards or something. The crime here is the kidnapping of a child, and the frantic search to find the child before real harm comes to him. This proves to be challenging for Mom, the police, and even for Batman, so this storyline drips with a more real-world threat. Because the threat is more real-world, this story has the potential to provoke more emotion in kids. If I had known this before we read it, I probably wouldn't have read this to my four year old nephew. He seemed fine with it, and he wasn't scared, but I can see that some kids might be. Batman : The Copycat Crime probably isn't meant for pre-schoolers--it's probably better suited to kids second or third grade and up. Older kids would be more likely to get The Riddler's riddles, too.
The story in this one was actually fairly intense for a kid's book, and the crime here doesn't involove mutant gorillas trying to steal Gotham's giant diamond, or space aliens turning the Super Friends into lizards or something. The crime here is the kidnapping of a child, and the frantic search to find the child before real harm comes to him. This proves to be challenging for Mom, the police, and even for Batman, so this storyline drips with a more real-world threat. Because the threat is more real-world, this story has the potential to provoke more emotion in kids. If I had known this before we read it, I probably wouldn't have read this to my four year old nephew. He seemed fine with it, and he wasn't scared, but I can see that some kids might be. Batman : The Copycat Crime probably isn't meant for pre-schoolers--it's probably better suited to kids second or third grade and up. Older kids would be more likely to get The Riddler's riddles, too.
May 23, 2012
A good book for kids in love with Batman books. In this book, Batman and Commissioner Gordan attempt to enlist the help of The Riddler to help locate a missing boy. The Riddler escapes and Batman must figure out the clues he leaves behind in order to capture him again.
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