I'm trying to write a scholarly paper here. I am doing my research, citing my sources, trying to draw logical conclusions.
The problem: there seems to be a great lack of scholarly sources on Batman.
Seriously, I'm trying to write a paper about some of the great literary creators and creations of detective fiction within the past few centuries. What are the first names that you think of when I say "detective"?
Edgar Allan Poe, Sherlock Holmes and Batman of course!
Well, maybe not, but that is what I am aiming for: to instill those names into that genre so strongly that any time anyone ever says "detective" again, you'll think of a pipe-smoking raven in a bat-cape.
But it is as if the scholarly community is against me as I do last-minute research (I procrastinated horribly on this project and I take full blame for it), since it seems as though no one believes in writing serious scholarly articles on the deep themes of Batman and his literary traditions. Gah...
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