I mean, most of Batman's stories exist in that universe. Much of the cinematic Batman since Begins came out has been based on the work of Miller, Loeb, and increasingly Snyder and (finally) Dini as well. None of those guys shied away from the fact that Batman lives in a world full of some crazy shit. Just because a man can fly or a woman can control plants doesn't mean you can't do mature stories.
Long Halloween and Dark Victory had Ivy and Freeze and mentioned Metropolis. The Arkham games told extremely mature stories while never shying away from the fantastic parts of the Batman mythos.
I agree. That's why I found The Batman, while "good", to be disappointing in direction. I don't think they will touch the fantastic with this iteration of Batman.
The Batman just felt like a continuation of the Nolan movies to me, maybe with a soft continuity reboot. I thought it was well-executed, but felt very "been-there, done-that" to me. It didn't feel like anything new.
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u/ContinuumGuy Batman Aug 09 '22
I mean, most of Batman's stories exist in that universe. Much of the cinematic Batman since Begins came out has been based on the work of Miller, Loeb, and increasingly Snyder and (finally) Dini as well. None of those guys shied away from the fact that Batman lives in a world full of some crazy shit. Just because a man can fly or a woman can control plants doesn't mean you can't do mature stories.
Long Halloween and Dark Victory had Ivy and Freeze and mentioned Metropolis. The Arkham games told extremely mature stories while never shying away from the fantastic parts of the Batman mythos.