Batman's been through about three redesigns over the last decade (four, if you count Dick Grayson Batman), and none ever seem to stick. The first was the aforementioned Inc. suit, the second the one seen during the New 52, and the third - the subject of this entry - Greg Capullo's from DC Rebirth.
This suit is the culmination of all of Batman's different looks over the years, and it deserved to stick around for longer. The purple trip on the cape works as a glorious throwback to the gloves the Dark Knight sported when he first appeared, while the golden border around the black bat-symbol serves as the perfect blend between the OG symbol and the yellow crescent utilised in the years following.
Rebirth's look has, for now however, been replaced by the classic black trunks-black symbol combo. It's fine, and there's a Doomsday Clock costume update still to come, but the Dark Knight hadn't looked this good in years when Capullo got the chance to leave his own stamp on him three years ago.
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.
