( 9 reviews )
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Posted: May 3 2008
This is being written on my mother's account. Man, where to begin?! I have loved Batman since I was two, and MANY years later, I find myself reading how to become my favorite superhero of all time! The things in this book are actually reasonable (trust me, I've tried several of them). Let me put it very simply before I go into detail: my copy of this book is as worn as our family Bible. I LOVE it. Now for detail. First of all, anyone that wouldn't rate this five stars needs to be taken out to the firing range. There are pictures that go along with the handbook, illustrating how to correctly perform each maneuver. Backflips, throwing batarangs, detective work... it's all here. The drawings are nice and help to explain visually some concepts that may be difficult to just read and put into practice. The book itself as far as writing is concerned, is beautiful! I think I actually wanted to shake the author's hand once I finished it... the first time. The second, third, fourth times, I wanted to give him a hug. Scott Beatty took the time to assemble an incredible book. I've flipped. I've thrown batarangs. I've won swordfights. I've done all the stuff (next to beating the crap out of some madman) that I saw Batman doing when I was little. Ah, life is good. :) If you want to get this book, make sure it is for someone old enough to differentiate between fantasy and reality, though. Backflips, I did at home. I threw batarangs and had swordfights with my friends. The things in this book were put into practice by individuals that knew it wouldn't go any farther than a goofy plastic swordfight in the parking lot. A child with dreams of becoming Batman would probably, quite honestly, need to wait just a few years until his passion for the Dark Knight wears down a little bit. You don't want your son taking some kid out with a batarang at school. So for those with the ability to discern, give them this book. Give them several copies of this book. The first one will be worn down to nothing in a matter of days!
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Posted: May 2 2008
I bought this book for my boyfriend's birthday because he is a big Batman fan and he loved it! I even had fun looking at it! I got a kick out of tips on how to make a Batcave and bulletproof your Batmobile but my favorite section was on how to outwith some of Batman's nemesis' such as Posion Ivy and the Joker. A must have for any Batman fan!
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Posted: Mar 19 2008
A fun, well written book that Batman fans will enjoy. I've already begun tunneling under my house to create a batcave...
