Batman '89: Echoes

Batman '89 #7-12

by Sam Hamm, Joe Quiñones (illustrator)

Genres: Graphic Novels, Comics, Dc Comics, Batman

152 pages, Hardcover

Expected publication October 7, 2025

About the author

Sam Hamm is an American screenwriter, perhaps best known for writing the screenplay for Tim Burton's Batman and an unused screenplay for the sequel. As a result of his work, he was invited to write for the Batman comic. The result was Batman: Blind Justice, which introduced Bruce Wayne's mentor, Henri Ducard, who later appeared in Batman Begins. Hamm's other screen credits include Never Cry Wolf and Monkeybone. He also wrote unused drafts for Planet of the Apes and Watchmen adaptations.

Reviews

[Jayson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Review to come...

(B+) 77% | Good
Notes: Review pending re-read. Individual reviews for included issues can be found here:
- Batman '89: Echoes (2023-2025) #1
- Batman '89: Echoes (2023-2025) #2
- Batman '89: Echoes (2023-2025) #3
- Batman '89: Echoes (2023-2025) #4
- Batman '89: Echoes (2023-2025) #5
- Batman '89: Echoes (2023-2025) #6

[Nathan Bissett · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read the first two issues as they came out and just read all 6 now, so the release issues didn't affect the story in the way it has for a lot of people, but that's only because I gave up on it being released reliably.

There are a lot of great ideas presented in the first 3 issues which are just not followed through on, at least not well

The end of whole story just HAPPENS and then you turn the page and it's over. Babs is Batgirl for 5 frames? Why does He show up in the final issue? This should have just been Scarecrow and Harley, 8 issues could have probably done the job to make the ending make sense.

If a third series is greenlit, I hope that it's a different creative team, because this is such a rich universe for storytelling that they just shit the bed with. Even if it is a new team, I'll likely wait until the trade is released.

[Justin Biondo · Rating 3 out of 5]

This one I don’t

[Ross · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another miniseries that took TOO LONG to release...

Issue #1 released November 2023
Issue #6 (as of this review) is scheduled to come out May of 2025

-----that's a year and a half of total wait time

So, this review will be of the first 5 issues...and I officially throw in the towel on this series. If there's drama behind the scenes in DC, I hope they take care of it. Either the writer, the artist, or both need to get released from their contracts.

They decided to add even more celebrities to this sequel series... that never really ends. We have Madonna as Harleen Quinzel. There's Martin Short as the Edward Nigma (Riddler). Harvey Fierstein cameos ...as an ACN TV producer. Jeff Goldblum even pops up as Jonathan Crane (Scarecrow).

It's a continuation of the Batman 89' series, but did we really need it AND did we need to wait that long?
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Bonus: This is an extremely sanitized Burton-verse. Meh.

[Alan · Rating 2 out of 5]

An absolute mess plot wise and, like its predecessor, so far tonally from the Burton films it supposedly carries on the story of that it should've really just been its own thing. Absolutely baffling ending as well, its so rushed considering the final issue took like a year to come out (although in fairness I waited until everything was out to read so wasn't neccesarily waiting on just the conclusion)

[Shajmil Sultan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Starts off good, but tries to tell too many stories and wraps up abruptly with a baffling ending. The artwork and designs for the characters are amazing though, especially Harley Quinn. It's prevalent that something went wrong during the production of this series, you see it climb unique heights just to nose dive with a salad of substories.

[Robert · Rating 1 out of 5]

It trails so long behind the first installment that little is remembered, and the storyline is an overstuffed mishmash of too many characters, plot points stolen from the Nolan films, and to much material left abbreviated or completely unsupported in a six issue run.

[John]

What an absolute mess. Starts well with the Scarecrow and a unique take on Harley Quinn but spins its wheels for several issues and then ends with a terribly paced cameo filled rush to the end. Something definitely happened behind the scenes

[Sam Nicholson · Rating 4 out of 5]

7/10