IF you think you are a fan of Batman … think again! Daniel Wallace’s The World According To Batman opens the doors of the Batcave to you like never before.

Through this amazing pictorial guide, Batman shares his secrets with his son Damian and the readers are the eventual benefiters because they get to know things about Gotham City, the villains the Dark Knight battles and the heroes with which he shares his adventures.

So what makes this book different to the other publications in the market about the Caped Crusader? This one is laced with insight on everything related to Batman — be it the murder of his parents, his decision to turn vigilante and invaluable crime-fighting tips that will help anyone interested in playing a detective.

If you are afraid of tackling large groups of thugs single-handedly or plan to lead a successful secret life, Batman has tips for you. This book also comes with special removable items such as the newspaper clipping of the Wayne Murders, Bruce Wayne’s business card, Robin’s mask, Arkham Asylum’s Patient List and a Recommended Workout Regimen for those who want to be as fit as the Dark Knight.

Did you know that the BatSuit started with a Silhouette? There is a Hamzat version of the Suit as well that is designed to be 100 per cent impervious to environmental contaminants. The Batcave is simultaneously a vehicle garage, repair bay, police lab, gymnasium, a hospital and trophy room.

The Falcones and The Maronis are Gotham City’s bigger underworld families. And four people have donned the Robin costume with one of them graduating into Nightwing and dying in the line of fire.

The World According To Batman tells you such details and more like how to investigate a crime, how to escape from impossible situation and what is wrong with the bad men (and women) of Gotham!

This book is part of the interactive “World According Series” which has also published its Joker version (more on that later). The illustrations are first class; the attention to detail is surprising and for fans like this scribe, the more the merrier. The narrative is short and to-the-point, just like the way Batman talks so it is like the Caped Crusader is talking to the readers in his husky voice and instructing them what to do and what not to do.

Read it if you want to impress your friends with your knowledge of the greatest detective in the world and why he became the way he is. Until then!