Telltale's Batman: 10 Comic Stories That Would Be Great Inspiration
2. The Black Mirror
The comic that heralded Scott Snyder's ascendance to the position of DC's main Batman scribe is arguably his best, teaming up with Jock and Francesco Francavilla to deliver a psychologically harrowing tale focussing on the anxieties of Dick Grayson's Batman as well as Jim Gordon's closet full of skeletons. It's without a doubt one of the best Batman tales to have been written recently, and while it may not feature Bruce under the cowl, there are plenty of elements within it that would compliment TellTale's style of storytelling. One of the most intriguing elements of the plot revolves around an underground black market auction that sells revolting artefacts, with the main object in question being the crowbar the Joker used to murder Jason Todd with. Dick averts the auction of course, but later finds himself dealing with Jim Gordon's estranged son, who may or may not also be a major psychopath. The Black Mirror is a thriller by nature. What it lacks in a big mystery it more than makes up for in horror and threat - two components that while already present in numerous TellTale games, would only benefit the upcoming series more.
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.
