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Batman '89, Sam Hamm, writer ; Joe Quinones, artist ; Leonardo Ito, colorist ; Clayton Cowles, letterer

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Batman '89

comics graphic novels

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Sam Hamm, writer ; Joe Quinones, artist ; Leonardo Ito, colorist ; Clayton Cowles, letterer

Batman

"Continuing the adventures of the Dark Knight from Tim Burton's classic movie Batman, Batman '89 pulls on a number of threads left dangling by that film while continuing in the tradition of DC's very successful Batman '66 series. In 1989 moviegoers were amazed at the new vision of the Dark Knight brought to the screen by filmmaker Tim Burton, starring Michael Keaton as Batman and Jack Nicholson as The Joker. Now, in the tradition of DC's very successful Batman '66 series, Batman '89 is set in a truly gothic Gotham City and features colorful villains including The Joker, Two-Face, and many more. Collects the first 12 chapters of the Batman '89 digital comics series"--, Provided by publisherThe Dark Knight returns! Step back into the Gotham of Tim Burton's seminal Batman movies! Gotham becomes torn in two as citizens dressed as Batman and the Joker duke it out on the streets. As D.A. Harvey Dent tries to keep the city together, he targets the one problem tearing it apart: Batman! But what happens next has dark ramifications for not just the Dark Knight, but also Harvey himself. Bruce Wayne embarks on a crusade to better Gotham as both himself and the Batman, but a young new hero on the scene stands in his way, claiming his mission is shortsighted. Meanwhile, Harvey starts down a path leading to nothing but ruin. The fate of Gotham hangs in the balance as these two sides of the same coin do battle. But when the coin finally flips, which side will it fall on?

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