Batman '89

Bought as a gift for a Batman fan and he's delighted with it .As with all the Batman graphic novels, the artwork is superb and the storyline fantastic.

D.A. Harvey Dent decides to run for governor with the plan to improve Gotham City. His first act will be to sack Commissioner Gordon and his second will be to finally catch the Batman who is plaguing Gotham's streets.Spinning out from 'Batman' and 'Batman Returns', 'Batman '89' charts the rise and fall of Harvey Dent, whose heroic action in saving a boy from a fire leaves him hideously scarred and bitterly blaming Batman. The story feels like an opening chapter in what promises to be an exciting direction for an on going book based on Tim Burton's vision of the Dark Knight. The artwork is great and the characters are generally accurate to the screen actors' likenesses.

Batman '89 by Sam Hamm takes the reader back to the Tim Burton Batman era. The writing is good and, the artwork on the front covers and, in the panels is pretty good too.The city of Gotham looks like it did in the Tim Burton movies, which took me back to my early teenage years. Back in 1989 I was 14 years old when the first movie was made.The characters in this book look really good. Harvey Dent before his horrific facial disfigurement, looks like a young Carl Weathers. Alfred Pennyworth looks like Alfred from the 1960's tv series and, Michael Keaton' s Bruce Wayne looks quite grey haired on the sides of his head. Making him look a bit older.Overall this book is an enjoyable read I would definitely recommend.

They nailed it completely. If they made a third movie to the original Batman trilogy this would have been the perfect trilogy ending. If I was really looking for something to complain about it is the fact that this book is set a year after Batman Returns, but Bruce seems to have aged 10 years where as all the other characters have not. However I do understand why an older Bruce works better in this story.Batman has been active in Gotham for a while now but what has actually changed. Ambitious DA Harvey Dent has had enough, but is his bid for power and new crusade going more pain? There are two ways this could possibly go. I also like the new hero that Gotham needs.I really like how the book brings in classic Batman characters and put the movies spin on them. I love everything about the book, the story and artwork are great. The touches of making the hardcover look like VHS tape, and using 80-90s technology all has a great nostalgic feel to it. The book finishes with a characters sketch gallery, and variant covers gallery.

This was a good read and a welcome reentry to the batman 89 world. It continues on from returns and adds more depth. This book also reminded me of how vulnerable and human this version of batman is. Well worth a read for batman fans.

Excellent. My husband has thoroughly enjoyed it.

amazing art work looks incredible ending was nice aswell and well written, good to see catwoman have a large part.

My brother has an obsession with Batman, and absolutely loved this.