It’s hard to believe that Batman is shy of 90. Not the character himself, of course, but the franchise, which has given us everything from comics to merchandise, animated shows to live-action ones, tie-in novels to video games, and feature-length films to theatrical releases.That long, storied history is also teeming with countless iterations of the Dark Knight and all the supporting characters, from friends to foes. Then there are all the different stories themselves. But among the most iconic versions is Tim Burton’s Batman (1989) universe.Credit: DC / Warner Bros.Tim Burton’s Batman (1989) UniverseBatman (1989) stars Michael Keaton as Bruce Wayne, alongside Michael Gough as Alfred Pennyworth, Kim Basinger as Vicki Vale, Robert Wuhl as Alexander Knox, Pat Hingle as Jim Gordon, Billy Dee Williams as Harvey Dent, and Jack Nicholson as Jack Napier/The Joker.Batman Returns (1992), also directed by Burton, sees Keaton down the cape and cowl again, this time with a supporting cast that includes Michelle Pfeiffer as Selina Kyle/Catwoman, Christopher Walken as Max Shreck, and Danny DeVito as Oswald Cobblepot/The Penguin.Credit: DC / Warner Bros.While Keaton reprised his role in the DC Extended Universe’s The Flash (2023), as that film is a Multiverse adventure, it is not a continuation that takes place within the Burtonverse.There are, however, four other installments set within Burton’s Batman (1989) universe — the Batman ’89 comic books, Shadows (2021) and Echoes (2023), and the two new novels, Batman: Resurrection (2024) and Batman: Revolution (2025), by John Jackson Miller.