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Batman: Resurrection is an American superhero novel written by John Jackson Miller. The novel is set in Tim Burton's Batman film series, taking place in-between Batman (1989) and Batman Returns (1992), exploring the aftermath of the Joker's death and Bruce Wayne / Batman's obsessive need to protect Gotham City while investigating a major mystery. The story introduces the characters of Clayface and Hugo Strange.[1] It was released on October 15, 2024, by Penguin Random House.[2]
Premise
After the events of Batman (1989), Gotham City is still in the clutches of the Joker, even after his death. What's left of Joker's gang continues to terrorize the city, and opportunists such as greedy millionaire Max Shreck come out of the woodwork. Victims of Joker's toxic chemical Smylex crowd the city's main hospital. Bruce Wayne's obsessive need to protect Gotham drives a wedge between him and his newspaper journalist girlfriend Vicki Vale. Batman discovers an ever-growing evil being organized and orchestrated behind the scenes. This also leads him to investigate the biggest mystery of all – could the Joker have somehow survived?
Background
Batman: Resurrection was announced in April 2024 as a follow-up novel to the 1989 film Batman, and was being written by author John Jackson Miller. Miller said "There are dream projects, and then there are projects you never dreamt were possible [...] People always ask what world I wanted to get the chance to write in; I never named Burton's take on Batman because I never imagined it could happen. But [PRH] editor Tom Hoeler found a way." Miller further revealed that the 1989 film shaped the writer he had become, mentioning that he saw the film in the theater twelve times and wrote college papers and comics magazine articles about it. Unlike the ongoing comic book series Batman '89 (2021–24) from DC Comics, which serves as an alternative continuation of Batman (1989) and Batman Returns (1992), Batman: Resurrection explores the events following the 1989 film and before the events of 1992's Batman Returns. Miller revealed that the book's timeline enables characters such as Vicki Vale, Alexander Knox, Selina Kyle, and Max Shreck to appear.[3][4] In October 2024 it was revealed that Batman: Resurrection would be the first of a duology of novels; a sequel, titled Batman: Revolution, was later revealed by Miller and is scheduled for release in fall 2025.[5][6]
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