The 1989 Batman Lives on (Once more) in One other New Guide

Final yr marked the 35-year anniversary of Tim Burton’s 1989 Batman film, which received a brand new follow-up within the sequel novel Resurrection. Seems, that’s not the tip of the ’89-verse, or no matter we’re calling it, as a result of there’s one other novel on the horizon telling one other story for Michael Keaton’s Caped Crusader.

That may be Batman: Revolution, penned by Resurrection writer John Jackson Miller. It’s the summer time, Joker’s handled for good, and there’s an incoming Fourth of July pageant meant to have a good time the event. Sadly, that is the proper time for Norman Pinkus to strike. Because the self-proclaimed “smartest man in Gotham,” Norman is a replica boy for the town paper and runs its widespread Riddle Me phrase puzzles, and he’s been utilizing his mind to resolve crimes in secret earlier than Batman can. Having gone so lengthy with out correct recognition, Norman groups with some mysterious new allies to entice Batman in a recreation of riddles to find out who’s the true hero of Gotham.

Yep, Norman is the Batman ’89 model of the Riddler. Again within the ’90s, Robin Williams was in talks to play him in what would turn out to be Batman Perpetually, however left the venture, permitting Jim Carrey to inhabit the function. Revolution is predicted to attract from plans for Burton’s would-be threequel, a lot just like the Batman ’89 comics, Miller is providing a have a look at what might’ve been had Burton saved making the films.

In a press release to ComicBook, Miller teased the ebook would present a aspect of Gotham that’s “simply as lively—and much more violent, with tensions rising with the temperatures.” He additionally teased connections to the comedian and its personal sequel, Batman ’89: Echoes.

Batman: Revolution releases on print, digital, and audio on October 28.

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