“‘Batman’ At 30: A Celebration” - Burton’s Hellish Gotham City: The Post-Crisis era of the 1980s was transforming for DC Comics’ Batman. The emergence of Frank Miller's 'Batman: The Dark Knight Returns' and Alan Moore's 'Batman: The Killing Joke' was the transition for The Dark Knight to gain the 'dark' back in his title, making comic books much more appealing to an adult audience. Now all the mythos needed was this comic book Batman to be on the big screen. In 1988 director Tim Burton's newest

In our Batman 80th anniversary, we are celebrating important moments in the year 1992. On June 19 of this highlighted year, Tim Burton’s Batman sequel film "Batman Returns" hit theaters! The commercial success of Burton's 1989 film 'Batman' spawned a sequel live action movie in 1992. Michael Keaton's Bruce Wayne / Batman reprises his role in "Batman Returns", going up against the corrupt business tycoon Max Shreck (Christopher Walken) who joins Oswald Cobblepot aka The Penguin (Danny DeVito) in