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35 years after Tim Burton's Batman kicked off the modern cinematic love affair with DC's Dark Knight, a new sequel has expanded his universe, adding new villains and dealing with the gap between the movie and sequel Batman Returns. The novel picks up after Joker's death expanding the world of Burton's Batman movies with an incredibly compelling story.
Their presence makes no sense: they don't enter with Joker and Vicki, and there was no obvious reason why they'd just be hanging around on the roof. Batman: Resurrection solves the plot hole by making it a driving part of the plot and the inspiration for Batman's fear that the Joker faked his death. He is led to believe that Joker always intended to go to the roof to pull a switcheroo with a stand-in who actually fell off the roof.
Not only that, but it's also revealed that Hugo Strange actually worked with Joker during the events of Batman . He is a former Axis Chemicals scientist - briefly seen in the original movie - who worked on the development of Smylex. Strange was instrumental in helping Joker flood Gotham with Smylex-tainted products, and was inspired to develop his own variants, poisoning victims who used the products.
✕ Remove Ads Norman Pinkus' Riddler could return in Batman: Resurrection 's 2025 sequel Batman: Revolution ✕ Remove Ads Vale actually returns to Gotham in Resurrection when it seems the Joker has returned, both for her own safety but also out of concern for Bruce. Their relationship isn't rekindled, because his life remains problematic for her, but the novel at least bridges the gap between the two movies.
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