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Warning ! Spoilers ahead forBatman ' 89 # 1
While DC’sBatman ' 89is a comic book continuation of Tim Burton ’s pic , this unexampled chapter actually carries some similar stem to that of Christopher Nolan’sDark Knighttrilogy . In the series ' first exit , Michael Keaton ’s Caped Crusader is operating as Gotham ’s occupant vigilante as Billy Dee Williams ' Harvey Dent fears what will become of Gotham now that their new defender is a man dressed as a bat . As a effect , the tenseness and concern between Dent and Batman are very similar to the concerns held by Jim Gordon in theDark Knightfilms .
Coming from writer Sam Hamm and artist Joe Quinones , Batman ' 89#1sees the new Batman working in the aftermath of the first picture from Tim Burton with the oddment of the Joker Gang still at heavy in Gotham . While the Caped Crusader can be ensure fight down to stop the clowns and save the day , his fight results in significant damage to the city , and it does n’t go unnoticed byBilly Dee Williams ' Harvey Dent , Gotham City ’s district lawyer ( and eventual Two - nerve ) .
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Apparently , Dent has become very obsessed withBatman ’s continued comportment in Gotham . Not only does he believe that he does n’t avail Gotham ’s look-alike , but the rise in imitator criminals and vigilantes is apparently grow , a fact he ’s particularly disturbed about . As a result , Dent launches an initiative to have the Batman arrested and brought in , wanting Gotham to take a hard position against vigilantism . These feelings mirror the concern ofBatman Begins’Jim Gordon about Batman ’s presence prompting reprehensible escalationand what that could mean for Gotham .
So it ’s going to be very interesting to see how Michael Keaton ’s Batman will reply to Dent ’s efforts . Will he consider ending his military campaign against crime before it ’s truly begin ? Whatever materialize with Dent , Batman faces a imitator vigilance man himself by the matter ’s end who will finally be revealed asMarlon Wayans ' version of Robin(Burton ’s desire Robin actor who never made it to the films ) . It will be interesting to see ifBatman ' 89will continue to care with these similarDark Knightthemes as the serial bear on from DC Comics .
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