The Comics That Inspired Matt Reeves' The Batman
2. Dark Victory
Batman: Dark Victory serves as a direct sequel to The Long Halloween and was written by the original duo responsible for the groundbreaking original, Jeph Loeb and Tim sale. While this may seem like an obvious entry, it has been directly cited by Reeves as an inspiration so it's well worth a closer look.
Dark Victory takes place a few months after the events of The Long Halloween; Alberto Falcone has been revealed as the killer Holiday and now Batman, alongside Gordon and new DA Janice Porter, investigate a breakout at Arkham Asylum and the murder of a Clancy O' Hara, found hanged from a Gotham bridge.
As the murders continue, riddles are pinned to the victims, signed from 'The Hangman' and Batman begins to suspect that Alberto Falcone has returned to his murderous killing spree. The story also introduces a new origin story for Dick Grayson, soon to be Robin, as he aids Batman in his struggle between the organised crime families of Gotham and Harvey Dent, now the villain known as Two-Face.
From the plot of both Dark Victory and The Long Halloween, it could be speculated that Reeves intends to continue where Nolan's The Dark Knight left off - Batman juggling not only his personal demons but struggling to maintain order in a city now overrun by the two major crime families of Gotham, Falcone and Marone, and now the ever increasing presence of super-villains such as The Riddler, the main villain of Reeves' The Batman.