{"id":152773,"date":"2025-10-22T11:25:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T16:25:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=152773"},"modified":"2025-10-22T11:25:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T16:25:11","slug":"calling-all-gotham-vigilantes-john-jackson-miller-for-batman-revolution-at-square-books-monday-october-27","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/calling-all-gotham-vigilantes-john-jackson-miller-for-batman-revolution-at-square-books-monday-october-27\/","title":{"rendered":"Calling all Gotham vigilantes! John Jackson Miller for “Batman: Revolution” at Square Books Monday, October 27"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Calling all Gotham vigilantes! Author John Jackson Miller<\/strong>, writer of comics, books, games, and nonfiction works about those things, will be at Square Books<\/strong> on Monday, October 27<\/strong> for his thrilling new novel Batman: Revolution<\/strong><\/em>. This second novel set in the world of Tim Burton<\/strong>\u2019s iconic Batman<\/em><\/strong> movies, after 2024\u2019s Batman: Resurrection<\/strong><\/em>, sees the Caped Crusader matching wits with The Riddler and uncovering Gotham\u2019s past – with dire consequences.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

John Jackson Miller is a New York Times<\/em> bestselling author, having written several novels that tie-in with both the Star Wars and Star Trek franchises, including Star Wars: A New Dawn<\/em>, and the award-winning Star Wars: Kenobi<\/em>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The event will include a trivia quiz, as well as a reading and signing. It starts at 5:30 pm at Off Square Books.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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About the book<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s summer, and Gotham City has cause for celebration. The last vestiges of The Joker\u2019s toxic legacy have finally faded, just in time for the mayor to partner with retail magnate Max Shreck to stage a\u00a0Fourth of July celebration for the ages. But not everyone is rejoicing. Batman\u2019s eternal vigilance continues as threats from rival gangs and\u00a0masked criminals escalate by the day. Meanwhile, on the streets,\u00a0protests grow in opposition to the city\u2019s lavish excesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No one is experiencing the struggle between Gotham\u2019s optimism and\u00a0doubt more than Norman Pinkus. The Gotham Globe\u2019s humble copy\u00a0boy, he\u2019s the unacknowledged mastermind behind the newspaper\u2019s\u00a0mega-popular Riddle Me This word puzzles. But Norman harbors a\u00a0secret. He is the smartest man in Gotham City, using his prodigious\u00a0skills to solve crimes anonymously for years via the police tip\u00a0line\u2014before Batman even knows there\u2019s a crime to solve.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While neither fame nor fortune finds Norman, he believes in the promise of Gotham and what\u2019s right . . . until he doesn\u2019t. The man no one notices watches time and again as the city and its leaders cast their eyes high above the rooftops toward Batman. Dejected and unappreciated, Norman devises a scheme: With the help of dangerous new friends, he exploits the simmering tensions of the long hot summer to draw the Caped Crusader into a volatile game of riddles to crown Gotham\u2019s true savior. As they clash, Norman\u2014now known as The Riddler\u2014and Batman will uncover hidden secrets about Gotham\u2019s past that will have dire consequences for the city\u2019s future.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

About the author <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

John Jackson Miller<\/strong> is the New York Times<\/em> bestselling author of the Scribe Award\u2013winning Star Wars: Kenobi<\/strong> <\/em>as well as Star Wars: The Living Force<\/em>, Star Wars: A New Dawn<\/em>, Star Wars: Lost Tribe of the Sith<\/em>, Star Wars: Knight Errant<\/em>,<\/strong> and the Star Wars Legends: The Old Republic<\/strong> <\/em>graphic novel collections from Marvel. He has written novels and comics for other franchises, including Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica, Halo, Iron Man, Mass Effect, Planet of the Apes, and The Simpsons. A comics industry historian, he lives in Wisconsin with his family, assorted wildlife, and far too many comic books.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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