Why Batman’s new costume could be made from a gun

Fans weren’t the only ones to jump on this possibility. Filmmaker and comic book writer Kevin Smith was among the first to notice that the insignia on the new Batman costume could be made from a gun — because if it’s indeed true, he’s likely the one that gave the film’s team the idea. Smith was among the many writers to participate in the creation of Detective Comics #1000, a 2019 tome that featured a plethora of intriguing Batman tales. In Smith’s story, Bruce Wayne melted down the firearm that was used in his parents’ murder, fashioning it into a plate that was hidden under the logo on his chest. 

In response to a fan’s tweet opining that Pattinson’s Bruce Wayne is rocking pieces of his parents’ murder weapon on his chest, Smith tweeted a series of panels from his story, seen below. He added in the caption: “As the author of a certain @JimLee story in #Detective1000, I pray to SMod this is true.”

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If this is true, it could be a very savvy move on the part of director Matt Reeves and his co-writer Mattson Tomlin. The murder of Thomas and Martha Wayne is a well-known and oft-depicted element of Batman’s story, and it’d be easy to make the case that The Batman would do well to avoid revisiting that particular plot point (much like Spider-Man: Homecoming declined to give us another version of the death of Peter Parker’s Uncle Ben).

Using their murder weapon as an element of Batman’s costume could serve as a compelling visual signifier of the Dark Knight’s origin — a way to ensure that even if they’re never even seen onscreen, the Waynes’ presence will loom large over The Batman‘s narrative.

Also, as more than one fan on Twitter pointed out, it would be metal as hell.

Written by: Looper