If the interview over at
Hollywood Life is to be believed, it looks like Christopher Nolan is once again taking his cues from Ed Brubaker, at least visually.
Batman Begins took a healthy mix of Ed Brubaker (the overriding decency of Bruce Wayne), Greg Rucka (the police procedural viewpoint), and Frank Miller (the Batman/Gordon relationship from
Batman: Year One), while
The Dark Knight borrowed from pretty much the same sources, but more
overtly using the work of Ed Brubaker (
The Man Who Laughs) and the Ed Brubaker/Greg Rucka story "Soft Targets" from the
Gotham Central book back in 2003. Since Chris Nolan is including Selina Kyle this time around, it is only natural that he again use the template instigated by Ed Brubaker's relaunch of the character back in 2001. The costume itself was designed by Darwyn Cooke. As I've stated many times before, Brubaker's 37-issue run on
Catwoman remains some of the best stuff DC Comics published over the last decade. That Nolan may agree with this sentiment makes me that much more excited about whatever Nolan has in store for the series finale.
Scott Mendelson
