Comic Book Reference for ‘The Batman’ Has Been Revealed
By George Robbins
DC FanDome has come and gone and it was pretty much a success which isn’t really too much of a surprise given the fact that DC put a lot of effort into it. The convention, like every other Comic-Con this year, was forced to be held online but they had it easier than they might have if this wasn’t the convention’s first year. This gave them the upper hand because it allowed them to get everything set up without having to cancel any previously made plans. With everyone allowed free admission to the event like every other Con this year, they allowed more people to see everything for better promotion. Everyone knows that with better promotion, comes better chances at selling a product, especially for movies.
One of the more enigmatic films that was shown off at the convention that people have been waiting to hear about was ‘The Batman.’ This upcoming DC film focuses on the titular hero as he deals with countless new threats and no one knew what this would really be about. People figured that the movie is adapted from one of the comic book stories, but for the longest time there was no word as to just what story was being adapted. From what we had heard from the actors and from the director, the movie would have villains in it such as the Penguin, the Riddler, and Catwoman. After this past weekend we now have a better idea as to what it was adapted from.
Director Matt Reeves admitted that the story does actually have inspiration from a comic book story about the character. Based upon what we had already learned about the film, we figured that it had to be early in the character’s career as the Caped Crusader. It turns out that it actually is early on in his career, but it isn’t a story that was adapted from the ‘Year One’ story by comic writer Frank Miller. Reeves instead named Darwyn Cooke’s ‘Batman: Ego and Other Tails’ as being a big influence on the film and it has influenced just what kind of story will unfold. Early in his career, Batman was fighting crime to stop things from happening to people like they did with his parents, but his trauma is still there. Thus we will likely see this crop up as ‘The Batman’ faces the Riddler.