As a puppeteer? I'm just spit balling here . . .
With almost 80 years of Batman stories to choose from I've compiled a list of some of my favorites that Affleck should adapt for his solo Batman adventure.
THE COURT OF OWLS
I had previously suggested them to be the main villains of Gotham Season 2. I still think they would be a fantastic addition to that series but why stop there? Their story had them attacking Bruce Wayne because he had tried to change Gotham City. They wanted to maintain their grip on Gotham City from the shadows. But, as these things go, they went about it in the loudest, craziest way possible. It would be great to see them take on Affleck on the big screen. The Court represented that Gotham City still had some secrets that Batman didn't even know about. I think to translate this to film, they could represent Gotham's resentment that Batman has been spending so much time with the Justice League. They would attack Batman in a very personal way (fitting with the way the story played out). That might sound a little cheesy but I like the idea of the Court representing Gotham and its attitude toward Batman.
HUSH
This is the comic that got me into comics. It's a pretty awesome story. A lot of Batman's major enemies start attacking him in new and different ways. During this, an old friend of Bruce's returns from obscurity. His name is Dr. Thomas Elliott. As it turns out, he's one of the masterminds of all the attacks. Him and the Riddler. That story showed us a little bit more of a bad ass side to the Riddler. At least until Batman put him in his place . . . Like six panels later.
What a douche
This would be a good way to introduce a plethora of Batman villains into the film series, especially ones that have never been seen on film like Killer Croc, Clayface, and Poison Ivy.
We all pretend this never happened . . .
It's one of my favorite Batman stories and seeing a live action version of it would be super bad ass. I think Hush is on his way to being on film. Whether it's on Gotham (Elliott has been an episode) or a future Batman film, I think we'll be seeing him soon enough.
BATMAN INC
As part of the crazy/genius Grant Morrison's plot for Batman, Bruce created a network of Batmen throughout the whole world to protect their respective cities. It's a wild story but it was a lot of fun. Batman traveled around the world setting up different Batmen. They uncovered a conspiracy involving Bruce's son Damian and Damian's mother Talia. It united all of the members of Batman Inc as well as Batman's allies in Gotham. Again, it was crazy but fun. It might be just a bit too wacky to adapt to film, but it is a cool story and would be totally different from what we've seen before.
DEATH OF THE FAMILY
This is the most likely scenario or at least something along these lines. If the Suicide Squad movie will indeed set up the next Batman movie. The basic premise is that the Joker is trying to convince Batman that he loves him . . . by killing his extended family (Robin, Nightwing, Batgirl, etc). In the Joker's mind, he sees Batman as the King of Gotham and the villains are his jesters. He thinks the family is slowing Batman down so he wants to get rid of them for him. I mean it's really thoughtful.
Getting rid of this fucker can only be a good thing
I'm kidding of course. The Joker is a crazy mother-effer and Batman is right to beat the crap out of him. The story was really great and memorable probably because of the fact that the Joker's face has been torn of and he puts it back on with a belt strap. It's a creepy image and would help to separate Jared Leto's Joker away from Ledger's and Nicholson's. I'm hoping to see something truly spectacular when it comes to the Joker and I think that Leto will deliver. If he and Affleck are given the Death of the Family story to film, we are in for a very memorable Batman vs the Joker film.
NOEL
This is one of my favorite Batman stories. Something about Batman during Christmas makes me really happy. Maybe it's all the Batman toys I got growing up. Maybe it's my love of Batman Returns. Maybe it's just because I secretly believe that Batman is Santa Claus and that's not weird at all.
Not weird at all
The story is basically A Christmas Carol with Batman characters. Batman is Scrooge, Robin is Jacob Marley, Catwoman, Superman, and the Joker are the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future respectively. Bob Cratchitt is one of Joker's goons that Batman is tracking. If you have the means I highly recommend picking this book up. It's a great story and would translate really well to film. It would be a very unique superhero film. Granted there wouldn't be much for Leto to do as the Joker, but he could still pull off an amazing performance. The dude's amazing. He's just . . . He's got this . . . We're good!
Those are my thoughts on Ben Affleck's first solo Batman adventure. I'm sure he will direct it and his Argo screenwriter Chris Terrio will write it. And I will LOVE IT.
Till Next Time!
JJ - The Comic Junkie!
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