Telltale's Batman: 10 Comic Stories That Would Be Great Inspiration
4. DC: The New Frontier
This one may be wishful thinking, but wouldn't it be amazing to see a Batman game placed in a moment in time? DC: The New Frontier is a prime example of this, taking the timeless heroes of the monolithic DC universe and grounding them in the social and political context of the 'Long 1960s'. The Dark Knight has his original costume and fights threats iconic for the time period, and Darwyn Cooke's unbeatable penmanship portrays a historical environment immaculately - it just looks and feels fantastic. Whilst I'm not really asking TellTale to make a Batman game set in the 50s (though that would be brilliant), an awareness of how time has influenced the character's mythos would be greatly appreciated. Perhaps the most loved interpretation of said mythos is of course Batman: The Animated Series, which encapsulated all eras the character had operated in and in doing so created a timeless environment full of 1950s fashion, yet infused with 1990s sensibilities and dialogue. It wouldn't necessarily be a good thing for TellTale to mimic such a premise, but something similar in nature that was equally appreciative of all artistic interpretations of the character over the years would help make the game feel both unique and enticing to fans of all ages.
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.
