Batman's Definitive History Is on Sale for $35 Right Now

Here's a good deal for fans of the Caped Crusader. The massive, deeply researched book Batman: The Definitive History of the Dark Knight in Comics, Film, and Beyond is 53% off at Amazon. This is the most recently updated edition of the book. The MSRP on this thing is $75. But it's just went on sale for $34.97. There's no telling how long the deal will last, so grab it if you want it.

Batman: The Definitive History is a full-color doorstopper of a book that clocks in at 440 pages. It offers a deeply researched, definitive history of Bruce Wayne's alter ego from his 1939 debut in Detective Comics all the way to the present.

Written by Cartoon Art Museum curator Andrew Farago and media reporter Gina McIntyre, this hefty tome (it weighs 7.5 pounds) dives into pretty much everything you'd want to know about Batman through the years.

It includes interviews with writers, artists, directors, and actors from the Batman universe, including Frank Miller, Grant Morrison, Tim Burton, Mark Hamill, and Christopher Nolan. It illuminates behind-the-scenes stories surrounding major moments from the comics. It goes into the live-action Batman TV show from the 1960s, as well as Batman: The Animated Series, the Nolan films, and the Arkham video games. This edition is updated to include information on The Batman as well.

In addition to its credentialed authors, the book features a forward by Michael Keaton, an introduction by Kevin Conroy, and a preface by longtime Batman editor Dennis O'Neil.

Also included in the book are previously unpublished photographs from Batman film sets, animation cels, and comic book art, plus a 40-page film treatment from Bob Kane.

Basically, it's a whole lot of information about Batman over the 80 years he's been a pop cultural icon. And it's displayed beautifully in a full-color, gorgeously illustrated book. It would make a great present for the Batman fan in your life, even if that fan happens to be you.

Chris Reed is a deals expert and commerce editor for IGN. You can follow him on Bluesky @chrislreed.com.