The Caped Crusade: Batman and the Rise of Nerd CultureA witty, intelligent cultural history from NPR book critic Glen Weldon explains Batmans rises and falls throughout the agesand what his story tells us about ourselves. Since his creation, Batman has been many things: a two fisted detective; a planet hopping gadabout; a campy Pop art sensation; a pointy eared master spy; and a grim and gritty ninja of the urban night. For more than three quarters of a century, he has cycled from a figure of darkness to