Telltale's Batman: 10 Comic Stories That Would Be Great Inspiration
6. Dark Victory
One of the many things we don't yet know about the title is whether or not the game will be a solitary tale of Batman on his own against the elements, or one accompanied by his impressive cast of colourful supporting characters. Robin to many represents the very antithesis of Batman's stealthy approach to crime fighting, but omitting him entirely completely neglects the evolution of Bruce Wayne as a character. Of course Batman can have adventures on his 'own' (accompanied by his loyal butler and friends at the GCPD), but to dismiss his allies entirely would be a grave error developers haven't yet made (though claims can certainly be made that Rocksteady fudged their treatment in Arkham Knight). Dark Victory was the fist sequel to Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale's The Long Halloween, and offered its own retelling of how Dick Grayson became the first Robin. If we are to take the belief that TellTale are focussing on Bruce's formative years under the cowl then there may be a possibility that they'll be looking at his allies as well. Dick and Barbara Gordon are the most likely choices to see on screen opposite Bruce in the series, but in the case of the former, looking towards Dark Victory and Harvey Dent especially would certainly be beneficial to the game moving forward.
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.
