ComicsAlliance Reviews 'Batman' (1989), Part Two
On the occasion of the film’s 25th anniversary, ComicsAlliance represents our in-depth commentary and review of Tim Burton’s Batman ’89, the father of modern superhero cinema. Originally published in...
View ArticleProducer Michael Uslan Remembers Batman '89 [Interview]
Michael Uslan's name might not be known to most comic book fans, but he is probably one of the most important figures in the cinematic history of superheroes. He obtained the film rights to Batman in...
View ArticleVicki Vale And The Superficial 'Strong Female Character'
Ah, I thought, as the camera panned lovingly down Vicki Vale’s high-heeled, black-pantyhose-clad legs — here she is. The Strong Female Character. The 1989 model had fluffier hair than her successors,...
View ArticleBlind Justice: The Template For The Modern Batman Event
There's a funny thing about superhero movies: Structurally speaking, they're fundamentally different from superhero comics, just by the very nature of how they're presented to the public. Or at least,...
View ArticleInterview: Jerry Ordway On His Batman '89 Comics Adaptation
The Batmania of 1989 affected all of commercial entertainment, but perhaps nowhere was the impact felt more than in comic shops and bookstores. The wild success of Tim Burton's movie drove fans to seek...
View ArticleThe Batman '89 Comic Adaptation: As Gorgeous As It Is Flawed
As part of the marketing blitz for the movie, the comic version of Batman naturally sold batloads [Editor's note: we apologize for nothing] and is a fixture of many a 30-something's comics collection....
View ArticleNovelist Craig Shaw Gardner On Adapting Batman '89 For Prose
Though it might seem a bit strange from today's perspective, tie-in novels used to be a huge part of genre movie merchandising – they gave fans a way to take home the experience of their favorite films...
View ArticleRemembering The Summer Of Batman '89
There had certainly been plenty of heavily-merchandised blockbusters before, but the Batman '89 phenomenon affected pop culture in so many ways and crept into every dimension of commercial...
View ArticleThe Original Press Release Announcing Prince's Batman Music
ComicsAlliance concludes its celebration of the 25th anniversary of Tim Burton's Batman with a presentation of the 1989 Warner Bros. press release announcing Prince's involvement with the film,...
View ArticleWin a NECA 1989 Batman Bundle
Like Batman and free things? What a silly question, of course you do. Guess it's a good thing we're giving away some choice Batman collectibles then, isn't it? Continue reading…
View ArticleThe Graphic Design And Visual Ephemera Of Batman '89
Launched in late 1988 by the B.D. Fox agency -– who had also handled the campaigns for E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial, the one true Robocop movie, and mankind’s crowning cinematic achievement, Bill &...
View ArticleBatman '89, Destroyer And The New Aesthetic Of Gotham City
I'm not a big fan of Tim Burton's 1989 Batman movie, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this week, but there's definitely one thing that I think it did right. Burton's Gotham City, redesigned...
View ArticleThe Arkham Sessions: The Psychology Of Batman '89
In celebration of the 25th anniversary of Tim Burton's Batman movie, The Arkham Sessions takes a break from analyzing the psychology of Batman: The Animated Series to pay special tribute to the...
View ArticleA Contemporary Review Of Prince's 'Batman' Soundtrack Album
In the summer of 1989, primed by "Kiss" and "Alphabet St." and "Sign 'O' the Times" to expect brilliance from the first taste of new Prince music, I raced out to buy "Batdance," the first single to be...
View ArticleFilm Industry Once Feared No One Would Watch Burton's Batman
A whole lot can change in 25 years. There may be no better proof of just how much pop culture can shift in a quarter century than the above, 20-minute video Warner Bros. produced in 1988 to show...
View ArticleA Level-By-Level Journey Into The Batman '89 Video Game
I was an unabashed fan of the 1989 Batman movie around the time of its release (particularly after it hit VHS), but the years have worn down my appreciation of it, and quite a few aspects of it don't...
View ArticleComicsAlliance Reviews 'Batman' (1989), Part One
On the occasion of the film's 25th anniversary, ComicsAlliance represents our in-depth commentary and review of Tim Burton's Batman '89, the father of modern superhero cinema. Originally published in...
View ArticleNumber One Guy: Why Michael Keaton Is Cinema's Best Batman
There have been five men to portray Batman in the character's eight live-action feature-length films, from Adam West in Batman '66 to Christain Bale in 2012's The Dark Knight Rises. All five actors...
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