What makes the Arkham franchise so successful? The answer is easy, the producers concentrate on what is the most iconic about Batman and return to it over and over again. I risk repeating myself, but this is a point worth noting. This semester I'm doing the first run of a new course inspired by my constant musing about the intersection between the real and imagine city in comics. My Comic Book City course leans heavily on first identifying the major theoretical arguments linked to urban development in the United States. Then we chart how those ideas are integrated into the comic medium. The creators working on Batman need not understand the theory, they nonetheless must engage with them. Moreover, those that successful do so, essential tap a node societal investment, they will draw attention and generate engagement.
What makes the Arkham franchise so successful? The answer is easy, the producers concentrate on what is the most iconic about Batman and return to it over and over again. I risk repeating myself, but this is a point worth noting. This semester I'm doing the first run of a new course inspired by my constant musing about the intersection between the real and imagine city in comics. My Comic Book City course leans heavily on first identifying the major theoretical arguments linked to urban development in the United States. Then we chart how those ideas are integrated into the comic medium. The creators working on Batman need not understand the theory, they nonetheless must engage with them. Moreover, those that successful do so, essential tap a node societal investment, they will draw attention and generate engagement.
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