Batman: Arkham Knight - 12 Superhero Franchises Rocksteady Must Tackle Next
11. Green Arrow
Oliver Queen is DC's very own Emerald Archer, and with his newfound popularity as a result of the much maligned 'Arrow' coming into question, a game adaptation would make perfect sense. However, Rocksteady should endeavour to make it anything like its TV counterpart. It's quite amazing that Green Arrow hasn't been given the video game treatment yet. On top of wildly successful comic book runs the character has enjoyed a resurgence quite like no other in recent memory - for better or for worse. Oliver Queen also has a fantastic supporting cast of characters that includes the likes of Black Canary and other DC heroes of the Silver Age. It also happens to be that Queen is one of the most charismatic heroes to have made his name using a bow, so he's more than perfectly positioned for a game of his own. One storyline in particular would be perfect to take inspiration from - that being 'Year One'. Indeed, Oliver's tale of survival on a remote island is one most audiences will now be familiar with, but it certainly deserves its own Rocksteady re-telling. Using typical Arkham elements combined with aspects of the Far Cry series would make a potential Arrow title one very worthy of Rocksteady's time.
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.
