Michael Uslan is the Originator and Executive Producer of the Batman movie franchise from 1989’s revolutionary Batman through The Dark Knight Trilogy, to the upcoming film Joker: Folie A Deux and The Batman, Part 2.

From his start teaching the world’s first ever accredited college course on comic books and writing Batman comics while still a student, to his memoir, The Boy Who Loved Batman, now being produced as a Broadway-bound play by Nederlander Worldwide, Uslan has enjoyed the career of his dreams. He presents his acclaimed TEDTalk at comic book conventions, universities and business conferences around the world, thrilling the fans who embrace him as one of their own who rose up to spend his life restoring the darkness and dignity to their mutually beloved Batman.

An Emmy Award winner whose films have garnered Oscars and other international awards, and Chairman of The New Jersey Film Commission, Uslan’s commencement address at Indiana University has been hailed as one of the ten best of all time by USA Today and by NPR as one of the 350 best commencement speeches in the United States since 1774.