{"id":21634,"date":"2019-09-02T00:01:51","date_gmt":"2019-09-02T04:01:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/?p=21634"},"modified":"2019-09-01T08:26:10","modified_gmt":"2019-09-01T12:26:10","slug":"holy-cupcakes-batman-turns-80","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2019\/09\/holy-cupcakes-batman-turns-80\/","title":{"rendered":"Holy Cupcakes! Batman Turns 80"},"content":{"rendered":"

80 Years of Conceptual Continuity<\/h2>\n

Batman Day is coming up!\u00a0 Are\u00a0you<\/em> prepared?\u00a0 Monday, September 16th, 2019<\/strong><\/a> marks the day it all began.\u00a0 The Batman character was born out of tragedy and flew into the psyche of comic book aficionados worldwide.<\/p>\n

In terms of conceptual continuity, lasting 80 years is unprecedented in just about any franchise you can name. Calling Batman a franchise seems almost sacrilegious.\u00a0 The Dark Knight has become one with the fabric of our culture.\u00a0 Fifteen years after he qualified for that discount at the movies, the Bat is still in very good shape.\u00a0 Here’s how you can get in touch with your inner Bat and bring him to life at your friendly neighborhood library. [Ed: hey, Jonathan, that was a Spider-Man reference]<\/em><\/p>\n

Brush Up on Your Bat<\/h2>\n

There’s no better resource for you to brush up on your Bat – or any<\/em> DC character – as DC’s very own online encyclopedia<\/a>.\u00a0 Here’s the main Batman<\/a> article.\u00a0 Turn to this resource whenever a verbal melee breaks out in your teen section about the DC universe<\/a>.\u00a0 For example, the question of who created the Batman character.\u00a0 Well, it was either Bob Kane<\/a>, Bill Finger<\/a> or Bob Kane AND<\/em> Bill Finger.\u00a0 Ask Two-Face<\/a> to flip a coin.<\/p>\n

No time to read all that?\u00a0 Here’s some condensed Bat history for you: Bat Bio in just a few paragraphs<\/a><\/p>\n

No idea where to begin when it comes to reading Batman books?\u00a0 No problem!\u00a0 Here’s the best Batman reading list EVER!<\/a><\/p>\n

Batman Party at the Public Library<\/h2>\n

A Bat party at the public library is easy, but is it meaningful?\u00a0 If you want to truly celebrate Batman’s landmark anniversary, let’s put on our thinking cowls!<\/p>\n