Joker Origin Movie: 7 Comic Storylines DC Could Adapt

2. Batman #0

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The New 52 might have been a divisive and ultimately unnecessary reboot of DC's main universe, but Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo's Batman was a constant highlight.

Beginning with a rip-roaring story involving the Court of Owls, Snyder and Capullo's stories instantly set themselves apart from the competition for being atmospheric, dark and full of horror elements. When it came time to tell their version of Batman's origin story in the rebooted continuity as well, they didn't fail to deliver, providing yet another compelling origin for the Clown Prince in the process.

This particular story reimagines the Red Hood premise established decades earlier - this time with the identity working as a gang of sorts. Their crimewave is so dramatic that it actually forms the catalyst to get Bruce Wayne to don the Batsuit for the first time, with one of the members of the gang heavily hinted to be the Joker.

The story closes with the leader falling into a vat of chemicals at least. In any case, if the new film is gunning for a crime drama feel, the Red Hood gang actually makes a lot of sense.

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