Batman: Revolution
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4.7 • 10 Ratings
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- $14.99
Publisher Description
Batman matches wits with The Riddler and uncovers Gotham’s past in this sequel to Batman: Resurrection, set in the world of Tim Burton's iconic Batman.
It’s summer, and Gotham City has cause for celebration. The last vestiges of The Joker’s toxic legacy have finally faded, just in time for the mayor to partner with retail magnate Max Shreck to stage a Fourth of July celebration for the ages. But not everyone is rejoicing. Batman’s eternal vigilance continues as threats from rival gangs and masked criminals escalate by the day. Meanwhile, on the streets, protests grow in opposition to the city’s lavish excesses.
No one is experiencing the struggle between Gotham’s optimism and doubt more than Norman Pinkus. The Gotham Globe’s humble copy boy, he’s the unacknowledged mastermind behind the newspaper’s mega-popular Riddle Me This word puzzles. But Norman harbors a secret. He is the smartest man in Gotham City, using his prodigious skills to solve crimes anonymously for years via the police tip line—before Batman even knows there’s a crime to solve.
While neither fame nor fortune finds Norman, he believes in the promise of Gotham and what’s right . . . until he doesn’t. The man no one notices watches time and again as the city and its leaders cast their eyes high above the rooftops toward Batman. Dejected and unappreciated, Norman devises a scheme: With the help of dangerous new friends, he exploits the simmering tensions of the long hot summer to draw the Caped Crusader into a volatile game of riddles to crown Gotham’s true savior. As they clash, Norman—now known as The Riddler—and Batman will uncover hidden secrets about Gotham’s past that will have dire consequences for the city’s future.
Customer Reviews
Phenomenal
This was the easiest 5 star review I’ve given all year. What a phenomenal tie in novel to a couple of movies that I enjoyed in my childhood and continue to enjoy this day. JJM is known for his tie in work but I think these two Batman novels might be his best work to date. It is very clear that he is a big fan of the Burton novels as all the voices sound perfect, the Riddler which was so awful in Batman Forever was given his due as both genius, deeply disturbed and forgotten about which you find as a reader you have real sympathy for. I was captivated by his story. We also see the tie in to Batman Returns with Max Shrek, Selina Kyle and the quickly mentioned but expanded upon in this book business associate of Shrek Fred Atkins (as well as his fate). My only disappointment (very small in the grand scheme of things) was the Camille story as it did closely resemble what we got in The Dark Knight Rises of the vigilante terrorists trying to destroy Gotham by attacking it’s wealthy directly. There’s a lot of focus there but I do give the author credit in creating new obstacles for Batman to overcome.
It is a shame that JJM will not continue this series as I would love to see a novel after Batman Returns as there are so many interesting aspects that could be explored like his relationship with Selina Kyle, the fallout of villain Max Shrek and I think in the hands of JJM we would get a much more satisfying story than the movies that followed Returns.