New book “The Batman Files” offers new take on Batman myth

Just in time for the holiday season is a new Batman book that offers up a new take on the Dark Knight. The Batman Files, published last week, is filled with reproductions of photos, handwritten journals and news clipping that chronicle the life of Bruce Wayne and his transformation in Batman.

The book is hefty weighing in at over 5 lbs and 300 pages. While other books have used the conceit of artifacts to tell a story about Batman such as the The Batman Vault, those have been focused on the character as a fictional character. The Batman Files uses the conceit that this is “real” history.

Below for example is the ticket stub from the Wayne’s night at the movies to see Zorro and a “photo” of the tragic police crime scene:

The books also includes “artifacts” about Batman’s rogues and collaborators such as Jim Gordon and Catwoman ias in this “news clipping.”

The book has a list price of $100, but is available at Amazon right now at a discounted price.