This book takes place in the Michael Keaton Batman universe. So it’s after Batman Returns, and it’s a solid story that I wish we could’ve seen on screen. It’s great to see Batman in this universe again, along with some familiar friends and foes.

Fun fact, had Tim Burton directed the third installment, it’s likely that

Marlon Wayans would’ve played Robin,

, and of course this has returning actors Michelle Pfeiffer (Catwoman) and Billy Dee Williams (Harvey Dent). 

In the end, Warner Bros. took issue with Burton, or vice versa. Regardless, McDonald’s was afraid of the backlash to selling toys during Batman Returns (stating that it was too dark for a kids movie), and the studio needed that toy money. In comes Joel Schumacher to then make something for all audiences, in Batman Forever. Unfortunately, some don’t care for that one but I think Jim Carrey did a great job as The Riddler, and I enjoyed really the whole cast. Anyway, that’s why the following movie, Batman & Robin, is so much more colorful and ‘fun,’ because the studio finally got what they wanted to make: a mediocre Batman movie, with a lot of tie-ins to toys and such.

Cut to Christopher Nolan returning to the character and approaching the whole genre in a new way, making Batman feel more real than ever before. Yada yada, Ben Affleck and most recently Robert Pattinson both donned the cape and cowl in other interpretations of the character. It’s worth noting that Keaton’s Batman does continue on in The Flash. This Batman ‘89 story added more depth to his character in The Flash.