Awesome news as author John Jackson Miller reveals details of his second book set after Tim Burton and Michael Keaton’s Batman 1989, Batman: Revolution.
The book picks up immediately after Miller’s superb Batman: Resurrection and will see another of Batman’s most famous villains, the Riddler, entering the Burton universe and after Resurrection, I cannot wait to get my hands on this come October.
Back in the day, Burton had originally wanted Robin Williams to play Riddler, had a third movie happened but sadly it never did, with Joel Schumacher picking up the third movie with Val Kilmer putting on the mask and cape, taking over from Keaton. We now realise that Burton’s two movies, along with Miller’s novels and DC’s comic series Batman ’89 and Echoes, are their own pocket universe, meaning that Jim Carey’s Riddler, as seen in Batman Forever, is not the Riddler Keaton’s Batman faced.
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This is great news because after introducing Hugo Strange and Clayface in Batman: Resurrection, Miller can now give us his version of Batman ’89’s Riddler.
Speaking about the new book, Miller says: “We’ve seen Gotham City at Christmas, now get a load of the Fourth of July! While Batman continues his war on the underworld, Gotham City also has an underground that’s just as active — and even more violent, with tensions rising with the temperatures. Challenged by all his new responsibilities, Batman needs all the help he can get. But when a past ally of Batman’s gets a reason to see him as an enemy, the consequences for the city are explosive!”
The author goes on, explaining the exact timeline of his novel(s): “Both Resurrection and Revolution take place between Batman and Batman Returns, and I tried to write them both as if they came out then, too — drawing on characters who appeared in both films. You’ll see old favorites — and some new ones, which I again approached with an eye to Tim Burton’s tragi-comic aesthetic.”
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Miller’s first novel ties Batman and Batman Returns together by pulling in characters such as Max Shreck, played by Christopher Walken in Batman Returns, and referring to the Red Triangle Gang who are run by Penguin (Danny DeVito) and we don’t see them until Returns either, so, if you’re a fan of Burton’s Batman universe, I can’t recommend these enough.
“Readers helped make Resurrection a runaway success,” Miller goes on, “they’re amply rewarded here, with a story whose roots we planted in the first book. Batman ’89 comics readers will also find that Revolution coexists neatly with the two DC series, which are set later (after Batman Returns). All will be revealed in the super-hero novel adventure of the year!”
About Batman: Revolution
Batman matches wits with The Riddler and uncovers Gotham’s past in this sequel to Batman: Resurrection, set in the world of Tim Burton’s iconic Batman.
It’s summer, and Gotham City has cause for celebration. The last vestiges of The Joker’s toxic legacy have finally faded, just in time for the mayor to partner with retail magnate Max Shreck to stage a Fourth of July celebration for the ages. But not everyone is rejoicing. Batman’s eternal vigilance continues as threats from rival gangs and masked criminals escalate by the day. Meanwhile, on the streets, protests grow in opposition to the city’s lavish excesses.
No one is experiencing the struggle between Gotham’s optimism and doubt more than Norman Pinkus. The Gotham Globe’s humble copy boy, he’s the unacknowledged mastermind behind the newspaper’s mega-popular Riddle Me This word puzzles. But Norman harbors a secret. He is the smartest man in Gotham City, using his prodigious skills to solve crimes anonymously for years via the police tip line—before Batman even knows there’s a crime to solve.
While neither fame nor fortune finds Norman, he believes in the promise of Gotham and what’s right . . . until he doesn’t. The man no one notices watches time and again as the city and its leaders cast their eyes high above the rooftops toward Batman. Dejected and unappreciated, Norman devises a scheme: With the help of dangerous new friends, he exploits the simmering tensions of the long hot summer to draw the Caped Crusader into a volatile game of riddles to crown Gotham’s true savior. As they clash, Norman—now known as The Riddler—and Batman will uncover hidden secrets about Gotham’s past that will have dire consequences for the city’s future.
Batman Revolution launches October 28th 2025
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Watch Miller’s announcement here:
Riddle me this, and I’ll give you a clue… oh, heck, it’s Monday. How about a video and a post?
More on BATMAN: REVOLUTION in this morning’s cover and solicitation reveal on @ComicBook. Available for preorder now! https://t.co/Bjlk1lLDjv pic.twitter.com/cnYD4M3kAc
— John Jackson Miller @ GalaxyCon Richmond #1129 (@jjmfaraway) March 3, 2025
Source: Penguin Randomhouse, Comicbook
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