The 1989 Batman Lives on (Again) in Another New Book

Last year marked the 35-year anniversary of Tim Burton’s 1989 Batman film, which got a new follow-up in the sequel novel Resurrection. Turns out, that’s not the end of the ’89-verse, or whatever we’re calling it, because there’s another novel on the horizon telling another tale for Michael Keaton’s Caped Crusader. That would be Batman: Revolution, penned by Resurrection author John Jackson Miller. It’s the summer, Joker’s dealt with for good, and there’s an incoming Fourth of July festival meant to celebrate the occasion. Unfortunately, this is the perfect time for Norman Pinkus to strike. As the self-proclaimed “smartest man in Gotham,” Norman is a copy boy for the city paper and runs its popular Riddle Me word puzzles, and he’s been using his intellect to solve crimes in secret before Batman can. Having gone so long without proper recognition, Norman teams with some mysterious new allies to trap Batman in a game of riddles to determine who’s the true hero of Gotham. Yep, Norman is ... Read full article.