Our review:Item Description:Although strong and relentless, Batman has no super powers. His 'powers' are his Sherlock Holmes-like abilities of deduction and detection. Two dozen entries from Batman's 'Case Files' are featured here. Most are written by Batman himself, but a couple are from Police Commissioner Gordon, and there are a couple of entries from the Batman's right hand man, Alfred the butler. Cases range from the puzzling to the bizarre, and feature such classic Batman villains as The Joker, Catwoman, Poison Ivy and Two-Face. Interspersed among the Case File reports are sidebars that focus on specific kinds of forensic science that Batman uses to solve his cases. These are brief and informative and allow readers to understand why a certain method of detection is chosen in a specific case. The basics of forensics are presented in a clear, brief, and informative manner.
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Buyer Testimonials
Average Buyer's Review:
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The Golden Age of the Crime Fighter
With a nod to the Batman/Bruce Wayne from 1939 and into the 1940s, author Doug Moench takes the reader into the realm of forensic science and the detective-work that was the foundation of the superhero.
Through the use of case files - the majority "written" by Batman, but also supplemented with material from Gotham City Police Commissioner James Gordon and Alfred the Butler - the collection has the feel of researching evidence from professional diaries/documents. Sidebar information helps explain the more technical aspects of the data.
Through the use of iconic villains like Catwoman, Two-Face and Joker, Moench has an appealing mix that is sure to please fans of the old-school Bat-Man and those who came to know the character as The Dark Knight.
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Gotham forensics unmasked
This is an interesting book. It takes the forensic world and merges it with the fictional world of Batman. What I liked best about this book is how it shows that Batman really does deserve his title of "The World's Greatest Detective". Though a series of short stories and info blurbs, it gives great insight into the world of forensics, if only in a very basic way. This is a must for anyone who wants an fun intro to the world of forensics, as well as a neat intro to Batman's world.
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Super Reader
If you look at the bibliography, you will see that this is not your standard type of Batman book. In fact, this could almost be about any character, barring the being rich, having a Butler, a cape, and a very brief encounter with The Scarecrow, and Catwoman. These are all detailed as notes in Case Files, not as stanard fictional third or first person stories, however.
It is set in the Year One to Year Two time, before he is working with Grayson.
Basically, it is hardcore explanation of forensic crime fighting details, with serious levels of scientific detail. Think, CSI, but not cheesy tv-pseudo-science rubbish. Very interesting. In fact, one of the characters is one of these sort of techs, and a forensic anthropologist makes some appearances, as does a coroner, multiple times. So if you are a little squeamish about slicing and dicing dead bodies, you would want to avoid this.
I would recommend this to people who are interested in that sort of thing, in general. If you inserted Detective John Smith here, there would not be too much difference, so those after superheroic crimefighting quite possibly would be disappointed, and shouldn't buy it.
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Great book when it isn't a text book
The Forensic Files of Batman is about an equal mix of good and bad. When the book is telling a story where Batman uses forensic science it is amazing. When the book just spins its wheels about forensics it feels like Moench has just been cutting and pasting out of a text book.
The book is organized as different journals written by Batman, a young Bruce Wayne, Alfred and Jim Gordon. The Batman stories are well written with a great balance of science and story. Not only are these stories great, but the final story of the book is also one of the best Batman stories ever told. The young Bruce Wayne stories are the most informative, but all they do is educate with no story. They are just lists or long winded passages about forensics. They also have a childish tone that matches Bruce's age, but not of the overall book. The Alfred and Gordon chapters are great. Each of them allows the reader to watch Batman work without being in his head and make very interesting additions.
Overall, when this book is doing what it should it is great. It allows Batman to fight crime with just his brain and really shows that he has earned the title detective.
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As if written by the Batman....
A very well-written, fun look into the world of the Dark Knight Detective, with an emphasis on the last part of that description. I think this book really captured the voice and perspective of the Batman, while at the same time playing into the interest in forensics brought on by CSI and similar shows. Any fan of either would be well-served to purchase this.