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2024-06-23 20:50
Image: Warner Bros./DC ComicsWarner Bros. and DC Comics have been riding the high of Batman for decades, both in the comics and expanded media like TV, games, and film. That last one is where the character seems to do particularly well, and whose existence is plenty formative for many a viewer. But whichever Bat-actor one grew up with, or whatever their first piece of non-comics media with the character was, all of that exists in some way under the shadow of one specific Bat-interpretation.Originally released on June 23, 1989, the Tim Burton-directed film is effectively ground zero for the Dark Knight’s staying power in pop culture for decades. That it was the first Batman movie since Adam West’s 1966...