Step back into the Gotham of Tim Burton’s seminal Batman movies! Batman ’89 brings in screenwriter Sam Hamm (Batman, Batman Returns) and artist Joe Quinones (Dial H for Hero) to pull on a number of threads left dangling by the prolific director. Gotham becomes torn in two as citizens dressed as Batman and The Joker duke it out in the streets. As D.A. Harvey Dent tries to keep the city together, he targets the one problem tearing it apart: Batman! But what happens next has dark ramifications for not just the Dark Knight, but Harvey Dent himself. Bruce Wayne embarks on a crusade to better Gotham as both himself and the Batman, but a young new hero on the scene stands in his way, claiming his mission is shortsighted. Meanwhile, Harvey Dent starts down a path leading to nothing but ruin. The fate of Gotham hangs in the balance as these two sides of the same coin do battle. But when the coin finally flips, on which side will it fall?
VOICE CAST:
Josh Portillo – Batman/Bruce Wayne
Derric Willingham – Harvey Dent/Two-Face
Angela Hoeffler – Catwoman
Alexander Pond – Alfred
Loren King – James Gordon
Lauren Sanders – Barbara Gordon
Christopher Anderson II – Drake Winston
Anthony Williams – Jerome Otis
Tommy Rickard – Harvey Bullock, Cop, Council Member, National Guard, Gang Member
AJ Carter – Reporter, Joker Gang Member
Davis Allen – Thief
Harrison Toomey – Mayor
Tim Maxwell - Orderly
Narrated by Ben Wan
CREDITS:
From the comic written by Sam Hamm with art by Joe Quinones, Leonardo Ito, and Clayton Cowles
Adapted by Ben Wan
Directed and edited by Tim Maxwell
Music by Nick Gonzalez, Kevin MacLeod, Michael Picher, Sasha Ende, and Dan Boden
Batman created by Bob Kane, with Bill Finger
Based on characters appearing in comics published by DC Comics
Produced by NEUVERSE CREATIVE
A big thanks to Ben Wan from @SuperHousePodcast for writing and narrating this episode.
If you’re a fan of this comic, check out his podcast Superhero Stuff You Should Know where he dove into each issue and interviewed writer Sam Hamm, artist Joe Quinones, and editor Andy Khouri.
And if you’re a fan of how Ben adapted this comic for Neuverse Creative, check out his short story titled Shortcut to Happily Ever After at Metaphorosis Magazine. You can find the link along with a bunch of his other work at his website benwanwriter.com.
