With a dark and gothic sensibility that was completely foreign to an audience that expected the pastel madness that Adam West’s original Batman TV series and film brought to the fable, this new interpretation showed the brooding orphan turned justice seeker that we now know and love in a fresh coat of paint.
To set the scene a bit, let’s turn back to the context that Tim Burton’s Batman occupied upon its release in 1989.
Michael Keaton Batman David Letterman Interview June 22 1989 1989Batman.com Late Night