The latest chapter of DC's ongoing Batman comic just paid tribute to Tim Burton's 1989 Batman movie in a very cool way.
Warning: this article contains spoilers for Batman #26!
Anyone who's seen Burton's first Batman movie no doubt has *that* surgery scene etched into their memory - the moment when Jack Nicholson's Joker saw his new face for the first time. This issue offered a faithful recreation of that scene, albeit with Riddler taking the place of Joker.
This scene also offered our first glimpse of Riddler's "new look." Having narrowly survived being shot in the stomach in the previous issue, Edward Nygma has marked the occasion by carving a question mark into his chest, with his bullet scar serving as the interrogation point.
In an interview with The Washington Post, writer Tom King revealed that he had a specific goal in mind with this cinematic homage. “We’re trying to elevate Riddler the way that movie elevated the Joker,” King said. “Sort of be a villain worthy of that much attention.”
King also elaborated on his interpretations of Joker and Riddler and how they mirror the Dark Knight himself. “The Joker is [Batman’s] insanity. The little part of him that broke when his parents died and he couldn’t put back together. That’s all the Joker is. It’s Batman without love,” King said. “The Riddler is the opposite of that. It’s the detective in him. That utterly logical, has to get things done, has to solve this problem [guy]. It’s Batman without the humanity.”
If you haven't already, be sure to check out our review of Batman #26.
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