Onscreen, Batman has been ejected from Gotham City.Both the recently released sequel “Joker: Folie à Deux” and the new HBO series “The Penguin” focus on gruesomely grim revamps of iconic Bat-villains, in Batman-less stories unleavened by the derring-do, gadgetry and superheroics that once were essential to comic-book spinoffs and sequels.On the page, however, a more traditional and beloved Bat-saga is experiencing a revival, with Batman — and his emblematic insignia — front and center.With a publication date of Oct. 15, Memphis author John Jackson Miller’s new novel, “Batman: Resurrection,” continues the story that began in 1989 with the release of “Batman,” the Warner Bros. movie from director Tim Burton that arguably launched the superhero multiplex takeover that continues today.Set after “Batman” but before the 1992 sequel, “Batman Returns,” the novel is the first to follow-up the film that introduced Michael Keaton as the Dark Knight and Jack Nicholson as his cackling nemesis, the...
