10 Iconic Batman Comics That Could Inspire Matt Reeves' Batman Trilogy

As Matt Reeves’ upcoming Batman reboot continues to gain hype, a lot of the questions swirling around have been focusing on what kind of story to expect. Given the already start-studded cast, it’s safe to WB have something big in stored for their most carefully preserved character’s next outing on the Big Screen.

Robert Pattinson himself dropped some big clues when he suggested his Batman debut would see the Caped Crusader entangled in a detective story. This would seem like a nod in the direction of the classic Golden Age Batman stories. Although subsequent rumours have also mentioned more recent comic book arcs being potentially in the storyline mix.

But with over half a century of publishing history and some of the most legendary comic book ever creators being part of it, there is a plethora of source material that could potentially be adapted.

It’s also worth noting given how DC Studios handled some of their other projects, we shouldn’t be surprised to see the movie’s plot being amalgamation of several comic book arcs, perhaps from different eras.

Enough hanging in the shadows, it’s now time to swing straight into the heart of the matter. These are just some of the iconic comics that could potentially inspire Matt Reeves’ Batman trilogy.

One of Grant Morrison’s most bone chilling Batman stories, this legendary arc takes us into the heart of the house of nightmares that is Arkham.

Here, we don’t get just treated to a deadly ride of traps and mind games. This is a journey into the sadistic emotional core on which this place was built, and the cruelty and madness from its creation that still haunt its corridors today.

Here, the inmates led by Joker take control of the asylum and demand Batman come meet them, using the staff as hostages.

This kicks off a mind numbing series of exchanges, at the end of which one of the main hostages, administrator Charles Cavendish, is revealed to be the true mastermind. His reason: the gruesome tale of the asylum’s titular founder who believed a supernatural bat-like entity had been the cause of his mentally ill mother’s demise.

Now imagine taking all that and bringing it to life on the big screen. Creatively it would be a daunting task, but given how dedicated Pattinson and co. appear to be, this might just be the story that could match the ambitions they have for the project.