10 Stories That Batman Caped Crusader Needs To Adapt

10 Stories That Batman: Caped Crusader Needs To Adapt

When it comes to Batman: Caped Crusader, what awaits fans is still unknown, but that doesn’t mean they can’t guess what stories will be adapted.

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There seems to be an astounding amount of Batman-related properties nowadays. That said, Batman: Caped Crusader, an upcoming animated series that unites Batman: The Animated Series’ Bruce Timm and James Tucker with The Batman director Matt Reeves and Bad Robot’s J.J. Abrams, is certainly a tantalizing prospect for Bat-Fans.

Finding its home on HBO Max, the show calls back to not only the iconic 90s cartoon but also to classic Golden Age Batman stories, film noir movies, and German expressionism. This opens up many potential storytelling possibilities, many of which were established in comic books that are slightly more modern.

Batman: Year One

As mentioned in the DC Fandome panel, Batman won’t have established his traditional relationships in the show, with Jim Gordon being used as an example. This calls to mind their relationship in Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli’s Batman: Year One.

One of the best comic origin stories, Batman: Year One is the story that showcased the first year of Batman’s career and puts a major focus on Jim Gordon, who is essential to Batman’s mythos. While it would likely trade in the grit and grime for a more pulpy feel, drawing inspiration from the story, especially the developing relationship between Gordon and The Dark Knight, would certainly be a wise move.

The Long Halloween

Another character key to Batman’s early years is Harvey Dent, with the district attorney eventually developing an intense as well as tragic rivalry with Batman. The story of Harvey Dent becoming Two-Face has been told in numerous comic stories, but one of the best is Batman: The Long Halloween by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale.

The Long Halloween of the title refers to the full year that The Holiday Killer laid waste to Gotham City’s mafia, which leads to the downfall of Harvey Dent and the rise of costumed crime in Gotham. Though the production team may want to wait on this one to distance it from the two-part animated movie, The Long Halloween has enough material to serve as a whole season of the show.

Robin: Year One

Speaking of Two-Face, it’s only a matter of time before the show introduces the villain’s true nemesis, Dick Grayson. Back in 2000, Chuck Dixon, Scott Beatty, and Javier Polido delivered a comprehensive reimagining of Grayson’s early days as Robin in Robin: Year One.

A vastly underrated retelling of Grayson’s time as The Boy Wonder, the series gave a pre-Nightwing Grayson a lot more depth whilst also detailing his heroic debut, his first few stumbles, and his first encounter with Two-Face. If Robin is to appear on the show, the production team wouldn’t be wrong to take a few notes from Robin: Year One.

The Detective

Tom Taylor has been a busy writer recently, but his Batman series Batman: The Detective which he did with Andy Kubert has kind of been forgotten about. The miniseries sees Batman travel to Europe to solve a mystery, gives him a new modern costume, and brings him into contact with oft-forgotten figures from his past.

Batman’s “World’s Greatest Detective” moniker is often disputed, as he hasn’t gotten the chance to prove that he’s got those chops, but Batman: The Detective gives him the chance to solve a case and crack some skulls while he’s at it. Giving Batman a European excursion might be a breath of fresh air for Caped Crusader, as well as a chance to delve into this Batman’s past.

Dark Knight, Dark City

Gotham City is a messed up place, but Peter Milligan and Kieron Dwyer’s “Dark Knight, Dark City” may have an explanation for that. In the story, The Riddler of all people uncovers a dark ritual that was carried out by a cult led by Thomas Jefferson, so he forces Batman to carry out some strange and brutal tasks to summon a dark god. But something feels off about The Prince of Puzzles.

Riddler is one of Batman’s greatest foes, with “Dark Knight, Dark City” being among his best stories, even if this far more murderous Edward Nygma rubs more traditional fans the wrong way. Gotham City should be a character in its own right in Caped Crusader, something that “Dark Knight, Dark City” could reinforce.

Arkham Asylum: A Serious House On Serious Earth

Noir is a broad genre and while it’s often associated with detective and gangster stories, it also branches out into the horror genre. There is no hero more capable of blending those two genres than Batman, with Grant Morrison and Dave McKean’s Arkham Asylum: A Serious House On Serious Earth being a testament to that.

A story that sees Batman confronted by his greatest foes as he runs through a horrifying marathon through Arkham, Arkham Asylum also delves into the backstory of the infamous psychiatric hospital and its founder Amadeus Arkham. Timm is no stranger to this kind of story, as the acclaimed BTAS episode “Trial” proves, but adapting Arkham Asylum gives Caped Crusader the chance to put a more adult spin on a cartoon classic.

Death By Design

A key factor of BTAS’ success was its noir feel, something DC Fandome confirmed would stay, but another aspect was its art deco visual style. That blending of art deco and noir is on display differently in the often forgotten Batman: Death By Design by Chip Kidd and Dave Taylor.

Following Batman as he investigates a series of attempts to murder those responsible for the downfall of Wayne Central Station, the story is stuffed to the gills with classic art deco and noirish undertones. It’s almost a given that this story is fitting for Caped Crusader, as its saga is perfect for the show’s 30s/40s inspired world.

Deja Vu

Batman is a character who can leave an impact without even saying a word, with “Deja Vu,” writer/artist Darwyn Cooke’s remake of Steve Englehart and The Amendolas’ 70s story “Night of The Stalker” making that very clear. In an all-too-familiar tragedy, a group of thugs accidentally murder a boy’s parents in front of him, prompting a silent Dark Knight to hunt them down.

Batman is obviously deeply affected by crime, especially the same kind of crime that took his family from him, with “Deja Vu” having an emotional quality that most other stories can’t top. The late Cooke’s DNA can be felt in a lot of the buzz surrounding Caped Crusader, so adapting one of his most underrated Batman stories would be an excellent tribute to the man.

The Mad Monk

Even before the likes of The Joker and Catwoman, Batman had some pretty gnarly villains, with The Mad Monk being among them. In Batman and The Mad Monk, Matt Wagner’s remake of Bill Finger and Bob Kane’s “Mad Monk” story, Batman’s battle with one of his first villains is given a much-needed update.

Batman and The Mad Monk takes the story of Batman saving his fiancee Julie Madison from the vampire known as The Mad Monk and gives it a degree of depth while maintaining its pulpy fun. Caped Crusader is a tribute to Batman’s adventures during The Golden Age, so it would make sense for The Mad Monk to appear. If that is the case, there’s no better blueprint for how to bring him in successfully than Wagner’s story.

World’s Finest

According to the DC Fandome panel, no other heroes have arrived by the time Caped Crusader kicks off, but there’s always a chance that this new Gotham City may get a visit from a certain Man of Steel. In Dave Gibbons and Steve Rude’s World’s Finest, Batman and Superman swap cities to stop a scheme by The Joker and Lex Luthor.

Superman and Batman have a friendly rivalry, with Gibbon’s story highlighting what makes their dynamic so special whilst having it be slightly more reserved than it would be later on. Although it’s unlikely that Caped Crusader will crossover with HBO Max’s own Superman cartoon My Adventures With Superman, stranger things have happened.

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