REVIEW: An INSIDE LOOK at a startling achievement in Bat-history… In December, Andrew Farago, the co-author of Batman: The Definitive History of the Dark Knight in Comics, Film, and Beyond, stopped by with 13 OFFBEAT FACTS ABOUT THE CAPED CRUSADER. You can click here to check it out because it’s a gas. But we also wanted to take a broad look at the book itself, so fellow Batmaven Mark S. Reinhart — the author of The Batman Filmography — follows up here with a full-on review of what’s probably the most ambitious book ever written about the Dark Knight. So dig these 13 QUICK THOUGHTS ON BATMAN: THE DEFINITIVE HISTORY: — By MARK S. REINHART Out of all of the different Batman events and products designed to celebrate the character’s 80th anniversary in 2019, the one that I personally had been most looking forward to was the book Batman: The Definitive History of the Dark Knight in Comics, Film and Beyond by Andrew Farago and Gina McIntyre. Published by Insight Editions, the book was being billed as “the most comprehensive history of Batman ever written.” I’ve pored over BTDH quite a bit now, and it comes close to living up to its lofty billing. So here are 13 QUICK THOUGHTS on the book: 1. It’s Like Taking a Trip to a Batman Museum. BTDH is laid out in chronological order, following the character’s exploits from his debut in 1939 right up until the present day. And the book is GIANT! It measures 9.2 x 1.8 x 12.8 inches, and is more than 400 pages long. It is beautifully printed on heavy paper, with many full-page illustrations, allowing you to really immerse yourself in the detail. 2. The Big Screen Gets Big Treatment. Given my interest in Batman feature films, I particularly loved its full-page photos of many of the actors who have played the character on the big screen since the 1940s. These photos make you feel as if the actors are standing right in front of you, so you can really spend a lot of time studying the costuming and set design of these films. — 3. Find Yourself a Nice, Sturdy Table. Since BTDH is so large, it really is uncomfortable to hold when you sit down to read it for a long time! I didn’t want...