The Batman
The hype surrounding Matt Reeves’sThe Batmanhas been steadily escalating since the first trailer drop at DC Fandome in 2020 . With various people involved in the undertaking , claiming that it will be like nothing anyone has ever see in aBatmanmovie , it lift a rather interesting interrogation .
After the movie releases in 2022 , what come next ? If fan desire more of the caped crusader , there are a lot of excellent , sometimes overlooked , stories from Batman ’s extended mirthful book history that could point fan in the right focal point . With a trilogy all but confirmed , now ’s a right fourth dimension to take a look at some level that could inspire the movie ’s sequel .
Robin: Year One
Although Chuck Dixon is n’t as popular as he once was , theRobin : Year Oneminiseries he pen with Scott Beatty ( with the fine art drew by Javier Pulido ) has prove to be memorable as it is a fun smell at Dick Grayson ’s early years as Robin and explore his arc in more depth .
WithThe Batmantaking place during The Dark Knight ’s other years , it create mother wit that a sequel will boast Robin ’s first appearance . If that story were to be order , Robin : Year Onewould be an splendid place to mine inspiration from , as it could lift The Boy Wonder , as well as baddie like Two - Face and The Mad Hatter .
Dark Knight, Dark City
On the opposite spectrum in terms of feeling is " Dark Knight , Dark City , " a report that is more in line withThe Batman’smood . In the story , The Riddler begins reenact bizarre rituals to summon an eldritch ogre know as Barbatos , with Batman being the only person who can block him .
The Man Who Laughs
Of of course , there ca n’t be a successful Batman serial without The Joker express up at least once . As it ’s too early in the timeline to adaptThe Killing Joke , Ed Brubaker and Doug Mahnke ’s storyBatman : The human beings Who Laughsworks well for the current film macrocosm .
Retelling Batman ’s first clash with The Joker in a more New style , the narrative is a detective story , fitting perfectly with what the unexampled film is perish for . Also , after Joaquin Phoenix ’s more out - of - the - corner portrayal of The Clown Prince of Crime , it would be refreshing to see a more classic version of the character on the grown screen door .
Mr. Freeze
Mr. Freeze ’s reputation was slightly blur afterBatman & Robin , but the character ’s legacy was constantly saved by Paul Dini ’s writing in theBatman : The Animated Seriesepisode " Heart of Ice . " Along with art by Mark Buckingham , Dini retold the news report in the human body ofBatman : Mr. Freeze , perhaps giving Warner Bros. the sodding blueprint for their next big bad .
Mr. Freeze is one of Batman ’s most tragical villains , something that Matt Reeves could win in showcasing in a mode that Joel Schumacher never could . Also , after using The Riddler in the first film , the next motion-picture show probably should give screentime to another villain the previous movie wronged . Who better than Mr. Freeze ?
The Court Of Owls
The Court of Owls was one of the good thing that The New 52 institute to DC Comics and it would make sentience that they should increase their multimedia system ingathering . While the tale of Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo ’s " Court of Owls " storyline is double-dyed for the bad screen , " Court of Owls " should be adapt for a far more personal reason .
" Court of Owls " drags Bruce Wayne over the coals , making him realize that he does n’t know Gotham or his family nearly as well as he guess he did . With the previous Batman films show the villains more than the title character , these new films perhaps ask to slump that error .
Fear Of Success
Scarecrow is one of Batman ’s best villains , yet none of the enfranchisement ’s twist - off media has really given him his due , often undermining him by associating him with another villain . A young enfranchisement offers up a novel opportunity to fix that , with perhaps one of his greatest tale being " Fear of Success . "
Written by Devin Grayson with artistic creation by various stellar artists , " Fear of Success " sees Scarecrow being asked to give a talk on the connective between fear and success , but when things by nature go wrong , Scarecrow injects Batman with a fear toxin that affects his perception of world . It ’s a simpleton , but interesting story that could really repair Scarecrow ’s onscreen reputation .
Eye Of The Beholder
The current whereabouts of Harvey Dent in this universe continue unknown , asactor Peter Skarsgard is allegedly play a whole unlike D.A. in the film . But shouldThe Batmanbe a pre - Two - Face motion-picture show , a right adaptation of his source could be in order .
It is a shade too early to adaptThe Long Halloween , both because of its tie-in toThe Dark Knight Trilogyand author Jeph Loeb ’s tarnished standing , so Andrew Helfer and Chris Sprouse ’s " Eye of The Beholder " is a good transposition . Retelling Two - Face ’s origin but with more depth , the news report establish how Harvey ’s descent intovillainy was due to a real tragedyoccurring in his life .
The Cult
Though he ’s known for his work for Marvel , Jim Starlin ’s employment on Batman has also been met with plaudits . While " A decease In The Family " is his most famous tale , the miniseriesThe Cultis perhaps his great study . go with by art by the previous Bernie Wrightson , the tarradiddle see Batman be indoctrinated into an secret cult before starting a war to cease it . The story is probably the darkest Batman story during a catamenia of dark Batman history .
of course , such a sorry story would make executives anxious , but it totally fit out withThe Batman’stone , which is on the face of it much colored than anterior films . Also , as the moving-picture show does n’t have a distinctive Bat - Villain , Deacon Blackfire could subvert lover and studio expectations .
The Ra’s Al Ghul Saga
Ra ’s Al Ghul appeared inBatman Begins , but the film did n’t really present an exact version of the character . make by Dennis O ' Neil and Neal Adams , Ra ’s Al Ghul ’s introduction into Batman ’s life took Batman out of his puff zone , taking him out of Gotham and put away him into globetrotting escapade .
ShouldThe Batman’sdark feel not work , adjust O’Neil and Adams ' Ra ’s Al Ghul stories could be a gracious way to tell the sequel from the motion picture that spawned it . Besides , theseBatmanmovies already take issue from Nolan ’s , so it would make sense that these motion-picture show would divert further by embrace the more sci - fi aspects of Batman ’s mythos like The Lazarus Pit and The League of Assassins , counterpoint this Ra ’s Al Ghul from Liam Neeson ’s more grounded version .
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