The Batman Movie: 10 Comics Matt Reeves NEEDS To Adapt
5. Court Of Owls
DC Comics
The New 52 may be considered something of a divisive moment for Batman fans, but if there's one thing most will agree on it's that Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo's Court of Owls saga was superb.
Focusing on Batman and his allies uncovering a centuries-long conspiracy involving assassination and political corruption, Court of Owls not only managed to distract readers from the numerous continuity mishaps going on at the time, but also ended up contributing a valuable story to Batman's history.
For those not in the know, the Court of Owls are a villainous cabal that have resided in Gotham since the city's founding in the nineteenth century. In the ensuing years, they built up and consolidated their power by assassinating numerous opponents through the use of 'Talons', who were specially selected operatives picked to carry out their dirty work.
The story saw Batman uncovering the conspiracy in true detective fashion, but there was an added element of psychological horror thrown in for good measure too. Ensuring both are brought to the big screen would add two brand-new elements we haven't seen in Batman's films.
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.
