It has been 27 years since the events of BATMAN RETURNS and Gotham is worse than it has ever been. Batman has not been spotted in 15 years and a fearsome new gang known as The Mutants have been terrorizing Gothamites. A villain claiming to be The Joker surfaces. The Joker has a unique connection to Batman and with rising threats everywhere, the city needs it's hero to return again.
Henry Stickmin moves into Gotham city, and he's ready to steal whatever valuable around the city and get rich. But of course, Henry runs into trouble with the dark knight and other villains in Gotham.
Arkham Asylum's inmates feel that Batman fights them, so he can feel like a hero, rather than because he cares about justice. Also, a suspicious man is offering a medication that he claims can cure Arkham Asylum's inmates.
There's an alien in Metropolis, an archer in Star City, a man with a glowing green ring flying across the stars... And there are Nightmares in Gotham City.
Tim Burton's batman takes place after the movie Bruce arrives home late to find his girlfriend Vicki already asleep