Batman might look like a loner, but he's nothing without his family.
Although Bruce Wayne embarked on a one-man warpath when he entered the burgeoning months of his crimefighting career, he has since gone on to foster a veritable family of his own. Even in those opening years, he relied on the help of Jim Gordon, Harvey Dent and Alfred Pennyworth, but now - more than ever - is it clear that the Dark Knight is a team player.
With over five Robins, three Batgirls, a Batwoman, Nightwing and more having joined the cause over the years, the point's been made abundantly clear that the Caped Crusader needs allies. There are obviously stories that lend themselves better to a solo format (the infallible Ego being one of them), but they've never come at the expense of Batman's allies, especially when - in some respects - they're competing for an equal footing in the spotlight.
Batman's a fighter as well as a father. To neglect that element would contradict everything he stands for.
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.
