Batman '89 (2021)

[Gotham Knight]

[Gotham Knight]

OK! SPOILER ALERT. I WILL **NOT** be posting the full page previews for #1, but if you want to see them, they're here:

https://13thdimension.com/finally-dig-this-first-inside-look-at-batman-89-1/

Issue #3 synopsis: "As the fire rages at Royal Auto, Harvey Dent lies trapped inside, unconscious and in danger. Can Bruce Wayne get to Harvey in time, or will the district attorney leave burned—in more ways than one?"

[eledoremassis02]

Skecth of Robins (final?) costume

I'll just link it to avoid spoilers for some
https://13thdimension.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Screen-Shot-2021-02-14-at-11.20.51-AM-768x1183.png

Also, love the callback to TAS with the bank and this seems like a weird mix of Frank Miller and Batman Forever lol

[thecolorsblend]

Skecth of Robins (final?) costume

I'll just link it to avoid spoilers for some
https://13thdimension.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Screen-Shot-2021-02-14-at-11.20.51-AM-768x1183.png

Also, love the callback to TAS with the bank and this seems like a weird mix of Frank Miller and Batman Forever lol

Interesting. Esp Robin's belt buckle.

One thing that confused me as a kid was (A) Robin's inclusion in the Kenner BR toyline (understandable now, just not at the time) and (B) the weird detailing on Robin's belt buckle.

I was a major Tim Drake fanboy at the time and the weird buckle design seemed odd because it didn't rly line up with the comic book design... which is where I thought the action figure took its design inspiration from.



At this moment, I'm guessing that the Robin action figure was intended to match what would've been the character's final look in the film. But then Robin was removed from the script and that was that. But the action figure had probably been approved by that point, I guess. Hence, the figure looks remarkably like the comic book character... except for that odd belt buckle.

All of this is to say that if that's Robin's final uniform design in the comic book, that's some amazing attention to detail on somebody's part.

[The Dark Knight]

My sincerest thanks to the Knight from Gotham for posting all this juicy goodness. For Burton Batman discussion this is the place to be. We may be a small group but we're a passionate one, and know our stuff. Long have we waited. But our patience has borne fruit.

After fears the Burtonverse was pushed to the side, we've now got it all.

Expanded Elfman soundtracks? Check.
The films in HD? Check
New merchandise? Check
Comic continuation? Check
Keaton returning? Check

Incredible.

As for the full page previews, I like most of it. Some of the sequences we will see probably wouldn't have been adapted in live action, but the spirit seems accurate. The return of the BR cape glider brings a smile to my face. I feel like the remote control Batmobile is very much a Burton era trope, so it's nice to see it getting a workout again. Not sure how I feel about Keatonman having a more direct relationship with Gordon, but it is what it is.

[Silver Nemesis]

As if I wasn't already hyped enough for this series, they go and throw in the scarecrow from Burton's Sleepy Hollow.

I hope we're going to see lots of spooky gothic Burtonesque images like this in both the Batman 89 comic and The Flash. It would be awesome if this is what the Burtonverse Jonathan Crane looked like when in costume.

Judging from the preview pages, there will be more of these Burtonesque images sprinkled throughout the series.

It definitely does look as though they're taking some elements from the Schumacher movies, which is only fair. The helicopter scene has obvious parallels with the beginning of BF, and the wrist-mounted grapple shooter resembles the one used by the Kilmer and Clooney Batmen. I hope they won't shy away from making Arkham Asylum look like the Schumacher version too, since that was by far the most Burtonesque aspect of BF and B&R.

We've spent years analysing every frame of the Burton Batman movies, and now we're going to apply the same geeky level of analysis to every page of this comic. I can't wait to read it and get started!

[Gotham Knight]

Note Robin, Two Face, and BATCYCLE (Has armor mode!)


Issue 3 variant.

My sincerest thanks to the Knight from Gotham for posting all this juicy goodness.

[Silver Nemesis]

Please, please, please let Billy Dee Williams appear in The Flash looking like this. Even if it's only a cameo, just let it happen.

This is exactly what I always imagined a Burton Two-Face would look like. The Beetlejuice influence feels very appropriate. It's perfect.

My sincerest thanks to the Knight from Gotham for posting all this juicy goodness.

I second that. Gotham Knight's been our top agent since this series was announced, and I appreciate him gathering all the previews here for our convenience. I'd have missed a lot of them otherwise.

[DocLathropBrown]

As for the full page previews, I like most of it. Some of the sequences we will see probably wouldn't have been adapted in live action, but the spirit seems accurate. The return of the BR cape glider brings a smile to my face. I feel like the remote control Batmobile is very much a Burton era trope, so it's nice to see it getting a workout again. Not sure how I feel about Keatonman having a more direct relationship with Gordon, but it is what it is.

Personally, I'm happy to see Keaton's Wayne start playing nicer with Gordon. That kind of detail is crucial to his evolution as a character. Despite the new attempt to separate the Schumacher movies from Burton's, that plot element the Batchelors and Goldsman brought makes the anthology Batman such a richer character. That he isn't just a killer because it would have been cooler on film (the real reason they did it), but because Wayne had to go from a vengeful figure back to a heroic one, that in Returns he had clearly lost his way.

If Hamm is willing to maintain even a semblance of that evolution, just covering it in a fresh coat of paint? I'm happy with that. With Hamm being a longtime, educated fan of the character, I expect he wants to subtly bring Keaton's Wayne closer in line with the man as written by O'Neil. I appreciate that.

[BatmanFurst]

The big question mark for me is still how is Hamm going to handle the Catwoman character considering that he had little to do with the version that showed up in Returns.