After ‘Batman: Resurrection,’ John Jackson Miller Will Continue Burton’s ‘Batman’ Films with ‘Batman: Revolution’
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Tim Burton’s Batman films are still held in high regard and have influenced modern comic book movies in a major way. While Burton directed just two films – Batman (1989) and Batman Returns (1992) – and was replaced by Joel Schumacher after a clash with the studio, his legacy remains. Fans around the world still praise his two Batman films as masterpieces.
The legacy of these movies is enormous, as we have said, and we have recently seen that a novel set between Burton’s two movies – Batman: Resurrection – was published. Written by New York Times bestselling author John Jackson Miller, the novel is a direct sequel to Burton’s 1989 film and expands the story of Michael Keaton’s Batman.
But, if you thought that this novel was all we were going to get, we have some great news for you as Miller has confirmed that he is working on a sequel, which is going to be published around the same time next year!
John Jackson Miller is a name that comic book and sci-fi fans will know. He is a writer who has contributed to several franchises, most notably Star Wars and Star Trek, writing novels that are part of the larger lore of these universes.
He also worked on some Star Wars comics. Batman is his first proper franchised superhero outing, and Batman: Resurrection seems to be a work he is very proud of if one is to judge by his X post:
BATMAN: RESURRECTION is out TODAY in hardcover, audiobook, and ebook from @DelReyBooks — yet people always ask… what am I doing next?
— John Jackson Miller 🔜 NYCC Writers Block Table 1 (@jjmfaraway) October 15, 2024
If it's a mystery, we'll need a detective. One with a really neat car. Where can I find one, I wonder?
Oh yeah… pic.twitter.com/1obwtsp9bP
In case you’re wondering what the novel is about, here is the official synopsis provided by the publisher:
After The Joker’s death, Batman and Gotham City face a mysterious new threat in this direct sequel to Tim Burton’s iconic Batman.
The Joker is dead, but not forgotten. Gotham City is saved, but it is still not safe. By night, its new symbol of hope, Batman, continues his fight to protect the innocent and the powerless. By day, his alter ego, Bruce Wayne, wonders whether there may someday be a future beyond skulking the city’s rooftops or the cavernous halls of his stately manor alongside the ever-dutiful Alfred Pennyworth.
But even after death, the Clown Prince of Crime’s imprint can be seen in more than just the pavement. Remnants from The Joker’s gang are leading wannabes fascinated by his bizarre mystique on a campaign of arson that threatens the city—even as it serves greedy opportunists, including millionaire Max Shreck.
And survivors of exposure to The Joker’s chemical weapon Smylex continue to crowd Gotham City’s main hospital.
To quell the chaos, Batman needs more than his cape and his well-stocked Utility Belt. Bruce Wayne is forced into action, prompting a partnership with a charismatic scientist to help solve the health crisis. But as he works in both the shadows and the light, Bruce finds himself drawn deeper into Gotham City’s turmoil than ever before, fueling his obsession to save the city—an obsession that has already driven a wedge between him and Vicki Vale.
The loyal Alfred, who had hoped Bruce’s efforts as Batman could help him find closure, finds the opposite happening. Nightmares begin to prompt Bruce to ask new questions about the climactic events in the cathedral, and investigations by Commissioner Gordon and reporter Alexander Knox into the arsons only amplify his concerns.
Having told the people of Gotham City that they’d earned a rest from crime, Batman finds the forces of evil growing ever more organized—and orchestrated—by a sinister hand behind the scenes. The World’s Greatest Detective must solve the greatest mystery of all: Could The Joker have somehow survived? And could he still have the last laugh against the people of Gotham City?
But, this is not all of it! Namely, Miller confirmed that he is currently working on a sequel to Ressurection, Batman: Revolution, which is also going to be set between Batman and Batman Returns. It is believed that the novel could serve as an origin story for the Riddler:
My next novel, BATMAN: REVOLUTION releases from @DelReyBooks in the fall of 2025! The sequel to BATMAN: RESURRECTION, it's my second novel set between BATMAN and BATMAN RETURNS.
— John Jackson Miller 🔜 NYCC Writers Block Table 1 (@jjmfaraway) October 15, 2024
Return to Gotham City today with #Batman RESURRECTION — and continue the ride in '25 with REVOLUTION! pic.twitter.com/GQP4KdXloi
The first novel has received overwhelmingly positive reactions, so we are happy to report on this and to support the author in his work!
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