The Batman: 8 Major DC Comics References In The Matt Reeves Movie
Originally published on Cinemablend
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The Batman was packed with some cool comics references
Warning: SPOILERS for The Batman are ahead!
While a lot of people only run into Batman when watching movies or television, this character wouldn’t be a pop culture force to be reckoned with had he not debuted in Detective Comics #27. As such, over more than eight decades, the Batman mythology has been built upon chiefly in the pages of comic books. Sure, there are a handful of instances where major Batman elements have first popped up in other forms of media (like Harley Quinn debuting in Batman: The Animated Series), but for the most part, the defining aspects of Batman adaptations originated from the comics.
Matt Reeves’ The Batman may be the most “grounded” on-screen take on DC Comics’ Caped Crusader yet, but there’s no denying that the filmmaker honored the source material on numerous fronts. Now that we’ve had some time to think about the ending of this theatrical movie and where it leaves off with each of the main characters, let’s go over the eight biggest DC Comics references present within the story.
By Adam Holmes
Warner Bros.
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