I'm really looking forward to reading this (and will no doubt be reviewing it when it comes out). As far as I know Schumacher's Batman movies have never really been written about in this way - deconstructed, analysed, and talked about in an academic fashion.
Let's face it, for the last two decades most of what has been written about Batman Forever and Batman & Robin has been negative online comments by irate comic nerds mad about nipples or campy acting. It's nice that someone wants to talk about it in a balanced way.
Here's a preview of the chapter headings:-
Introduction: 'Can I persuade you to take a sandwich with you, sir?'
1. Neon Knight Begins: The Not-So-Dark Knight as an Element in Batman's Transmedia Multiverse
1.1. Into the Bat-verse: From the Multiverse of Stories to the Multiverse of Readings
1.2. Camp Knight, Dad Knight or Cute Knight? Exploring the Foundations of the Neon Knight
2. The Neon Knight Unchained: Questionable Choices and the Ice-Catching Spectacle in Batman Forever and Batman & Robin
2.1. Who's Afraid of the Big, Black Bat? Joel Schumacher as a Cinematic Trespasser
2.2. Tim Burton's Noir-tmare before Christmas vs. Joel Schumacher's Camp Noir: Embracing a Living Comic Book as a Visual Thriller
2.3. The Lite Knight Rises: The Troubling Case of the Plastic Figures, Virtual Grappling Hooks, and Rubber Nipples
3. The Neon Knight Triumphant: Modern Perception of Joel Schumacher's Batman Duology
3.1. 'It's So Bad, It's Almost Good': Fandom's Online Discourse Following Joel Schumacher's Passing
3.2. Schumacher was right': Social Media Appreciation for the Neon Knight Closing Remarks or 'We're going to need a bigger cave'
The book is due for release in December 2023, you can pre-order now by following the link:- https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/neon-knight-forever-9798765100608/
I'll get that book when I order it off of Amazon.com.
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