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Batman: Elseworlds

Elseworlds is the publication imprint for comic books produced by DC Comics which take place outside the company's canon. The Gotham by Gaslight graphic novel, featuring Batman, is considered to be the first official Elseworlds story

List of Elseworlds publications
This is a list of Elseworlds publications from DC Comics, separated by main character, and in alphabetical order by title. Each title was originally released as a one-shot book unless otherwise noted.

"Batman: Strange Days"

A New Batman Animated Short In Honor Of The Dark Knight's 75th Anniversary

A brand new short from producer Bruce Timm featuring a lost tale from Batman's past, the Dark Knight tracks a strange giant to the mysterious lair of Dr. Hugo Strange.

In the Library

Batman : a celebration of 75 years
Call Number: 741.5 B32
ISBN: 9781401247584
Publication Date: 2014
This new title collects the best Batman stories of all time, arranged according to era, and featuring appearances by The Joker, The Penguin, Catwoman, The Riddler and many others.
Batman and Son by Grant Morrison, writer ; Andy Kubert, J.H. Williams III, Tony S. Daniel, Ryan Benjamin, John Van Fleet, Jesse Delperdang, Jonathan Glapion, Mark Irwin, Sandu Florea, Saleem Crawford, artists.
Call Number: 741.5 B32m
ISBN: 9781401244026
Publication Date: 2014
Batman receives the shock of his life when he discovers that he has a son, Damian! After violent conflict with Robin and Damian, Batman must teach his son what it means to carry the legacy of Gotham's Dark Knight.
Earth One by written by Geoff Johns ; pencils by Gary Frank ; inks by Jonathan Sibal ; colors by Brad Anderson ; lettered by Rob Leigh.
Call Number: 741.5 B32j
ISBN: 9781401232085
Publication Date: 2012
A dark knight for a new generation... In a Gotham City where friend and foe are indistinguishable, Bruce Wayne's path toward becoming the Dark Knight is riddled with more obstacles than ever before. Focused on punishing his parents' true killers, and the corrupt police that allowed them to go free, Bruce Wayne's thirst for vengeance fuels his mad crusade and no one, not even Alfred, can stop him.
Hush by Jeph Loeb, writer
Call Number: 741.5 L82
ISBN: 9781401223175
Publication Date: 2009
Batman's relationship with Catwoman becomes more intense as an unknown foe, known only as Hush, continues to train the Dark Knight's adversaries, such as the Joker and Harley Quinn, while inflicting torturous mental and physical terror upon Batman, Robin, and Nightwing.
The art and making of the Dark knight trilogy by Jody Duncan Jesser & Janine Pourroy
Call Number: 791.4375 J49
ISBN: 9781419703690
Publication Date: 2012
Christopher Nolan's Batman: The Art and Making of The Dark Knight Trilogy tells the complete, behind-the-scenes story of these three monumental films.
Batman and philosophy : the dark knight of the soul by edited by Mark D. White and Robert Arp
Call Number: 741.5973 B32w
ISBN: 9780470270301
Publication Date: 2008
Batman unmasked : analyzing a cultural icon by Will Brooker
Call Number: 700.451 B79b
ISBN: 0826449492
Publication Date: 2000

Batman DVDs

Batman. The Dark Knight returns part 1 [videorecording]
Call Number: 791.4372 B32dkro
Publication Date: 2012
Based on the graphic novel: Batman: the Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller and Klaus Janson.
Batman: the dark knight returns. Part 2 [videorecording]
Call Number: 791.4372 B32dkro2
Publication Date: 2013
Batman begins by directed by Christopher Nolan
Call Number: 791.4372 B32b
ISBN: 1419802267
Publication Date: 2005
The Dark knight by directed by Christopher Nolan
Call Number: 791.4372 B32dk
ISBN: 9781419861192
Publication Date: 2008
The dark knight rises by Christopher Nolan
Call Number: 791.4372 B32dkr
ISBN: 9780780684904
Publication Date: 2012
Batman by produced by Jon Peters and Peter Guber ; directed by Tim Burton
Call Number: 791.4372 B32b 1989
ISBN: 9780790729657
Publication Date: 2007; Originally produced as a motion picture in 1989.

Batman Wiki

Batman Wiki
A collaborative encyclopedia for everything related to Batman -- the comics, video games, TV shows, movies, toys and books.
Batman's career timeline
This is a timeline of Batman's career. It covers his debut in 1939 to the present.