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** ''Film/BatmanBegins'' uses elements of Creator/FrankMiller's ''ComicBook/BatmanYearOne'', Creator/JephLoeb's ''ComicBook/TheLongHalloween'', and Sam Hamm's "Blind Justice" arc. It's an OriginStory that depicts the early years of Bruce Wayne's crusade against crime, and it prominently features Commissioner Gordon as the co-protagonist (like ''Year One''), but it also features a rookie Batman battling the crime lord Carmine Falcone (like ''The Long Halloween''), and it largely revolves around a young Bruce Wayne's relationship with his EvilMentor Henri Ducard (like "Blind Justice").
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** ''Film/BatmanBegins'' uses elements of Creator/FrankMiller's ''ComicBook/BatmanYearOne'', Creator/JephLoeb's ''ComicBook/TheLongHalloween'', and Sam Hamm's "Blind Justice" arc. It's an OriginStory OriginsEpisode that depicts the early years of Bruce Wayne's crusade against crime, and it prominently features Commissioner Gordon as the co-protagonist (like ''Year One''), but it also features a rookie Batman battling the crime lord Carmine Falcone (like ''The Long Halloween''), and it largely revolves around a young Bruce Wayne's relationship with his EvilMentor Henri Ducard (like "Blind Justice").
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** ''Film/ManOfSteel'' puts its own spin on elements from ''Film/SupermanTheMovie'', ''Film/SupermanII'', ''Series/{{Smallville}}'' and [[UsefulNotes/TheModernAgeOfComicBooks modern]] (usually ComicBook/PostCrisis) Superman comics such as ''ComicBook/TheManOfSteel'', ''[[ComicBook/SupermanBirthright Superman: Birthright]]'', ''Superman: Last Son'', ''ComicBook/SupermanSecretOrigin'', ''ComicBook/AllStarSuperman'', ''ComicBook/SupermanEarthOne'', and ''ComicBook/SupermanSecretIdentity''.
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** ''Film/ManOfSteel'' puts its own spin on elements from ''Film/SupermanTheMovie'', ''Film/SupermanII'', ''Series/{{Smallville}}'' and [[UsefulNotes/TheModernAgeOfComicBooks [[MediaNotes/TheModernAgeOfComicBooks modern]] (usually ComicBook/PostCrisis) Superman comics such as ''ComicBook/TheManOfSteel'', ''[[ComicBook/SupermanBirthright Superman: Birthright]]'', ''Superman: Last Son'', ''ComicBook/SupermanSecretOrigin'', ''ComicBook/AllStarSuperman'', ''ComicBook/SupermanEarthOne'', and ''ComicBook/SupermanSecretIdentity''.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheLEGOBatmanMovie'' references plot elements from all the previous live-action film incarnations of Batman (including ''Series/Batman1966'' and ''Film/SuicideSquad2016'') as well as introducing some elements exclusive to the comics such as Dick Grayson becoming Nightwing and the introduction of Barbara Gordon as Batgirl.
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* ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueDarkApokolipsWar'', being set in the ComicBook/New52-inspired ''WesternAnimation/DCAnimatedMovieUniverse'', befits its role as a GrandFinale by adapting ComicBook/DarkseidWar (the Justice League's own grand finale as a final battle with Darkseid), but also takes in elements of ComicBook/FinalCrisis (Darkseid [[TheBadGuyWins conquers Earth]] before he can eventually be defeated and has captured Batman) and ComicBook/FuturesEnd (the movie is set [[TimeSkip five years]] after the heroes' loss, Darkseid ravages the Earth's core (referencing how ComicBook/Earth2 was treated badly after Darkseid took it over), and [[spoiler:several heroes are turned into cyborgs]]).
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* ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueDarkApokolipsWar'', being set in the ComicBook/New52-inspired ''WesternAnimation/DCAnimatedMovieUniverse'', befits its role as a GrandFinale by adapting ComicBook/DarkseidWar ''ComicBook/DarkseidWar'' (the Justice League's own grand finale as a final battle with Darkseid), but also takes in elements of ComicBook/FinalCrisis ''ComicBook/FinalCrisis'' (Darkseid [[TheBadGuyWins conquers Earth]] before he can eventually be defeated and has captured Batman) and ComicBook/FuturesEnd ''Future's End'' (the movie is set [[TimeSkip five years]] after the heroes' loss, Darkseid ravages the Earth's core (referencing how ComicBook/Earth2 was treated badly after Darkseid took it over), over with its immigrants being part of the story), and [[spoiler:several heroes are turned into cyborgs]]).
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* ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueDarkApokolipsWar'', being set in the ComicBook/New52-inspired ''WesternAnimation/DCAnimatedMovieUniverse'', befits its role as a GrandFinale by adapting ComicBook/DarkseidWar (the Justice League's own grand finale as a final battle with Darkseid), but also takes in elements of ComicBook/FinalCrisis (Darkseid [[TheBadGuyWins conquers Earth]] before he can eventually be defeated and has captured Batman) and ComicBook/FuturesEnd (the movie is set [[TimeSkip five years]] after the heroes' loss, Darkseid ravages the Earth's core (referencing how ComicBook/Earth2 was treated badly after Darkseid took it over), and [[spoiler:several heroes are turned into cyborgs]]).
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** ''Film/{{Shazam|2019}}'' follows ''Wonder Woman's'' lead in combining the character's classic Golden Age and modern ''ComicBook/New52'' depictions. Billy Batson's [[AdaptationalAngstUpgrade increased glumness]], Dr. Sivana's [[AdaptationalAttractiveness more handsome appearance]], and the [[spoiler:Shazam family]] are taken straight from the ''New 52'' run. On the flipside, once Billy become the titular hero, he becomes more friendly and sociable just like his classic incarnation.
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* ''Film/TheBatman2022'' combines plot elements and visual references from ''ComicBook/BatmanYearOne'', ''ComicBook/BatmanTheLongHalloween'', ''ComicBook/BatmanHush'', the ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamSeries'', and ''VideoGame/BatmanTheTelltaleSeries''.
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* ''Film/TheBatman2022'' combines plot elements and visual references from ''ComicBook/BatmanYearOne'', ''ComicBook/BatmanTheLongHalloween'', ''ComicBook/TheLongHalloween'', ''ComicBook/BatmanHush'', the ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamSeries'', and ''VideoGame/BatmanTheTelltaleSeries''.
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* ''Film/TheBatman2022'' combines plot elements and visual references from ''ComicBook/BatmanYearOne'', ''ComicBook/BatmanTheLongHalloween'', ''ComicBook/BatmanHush'', the ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamSeries'', and ''VideoGame/BatmanTheTelltaleSeries''.
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** Captain Marvel is [[ComicBook/CaptainMarVell Captain Marvel]] and [[ComicBook/{{Shazam}} Captain Marvel]].
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** Captain Marvel is [[ComicBook/CaptainMarVell Captain Marvel]] ComicBook/{{Captain Marvel|MarvelComics}} and [[ComicBook/{{Shazam}} Captain Marvel]].
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* ''WesternAnimation/ReignOfTheSupermen'' not only is based on the chapter of ''ComicBook/TheDeathOfSuperman'' of the same name, but also [[spoiler:''ComicBook/ForeverEvil'' with the Justice League being trapped by villains (in this case, Darkseid and Cyborg-Superman), and ComicBook/LexLuthor's arc of rescuing them, helping save the planet, and -- as seen in TheStinger and confirmed in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanHush'' -- joining the Justice League]].
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* ''WesternAnimation/ReignOfTheSupermen'' not only is based on the chapter of ''ComicBook/TheDeathOfSuperman'' of the same name, but also [[spoiler:''ComicBook/ForeverEvil'' [[spoiler:''ComicBook/ForeverEvil2013'' with the Justice League being trapped by villains (in this case, Darkseid and Cyborg-Superman), and ComicBook/LexLuthor's arc of rescuing them, helping save the planet, and -- as seen in TheStinger and confirmed in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanHush'' -- joining the Justice League]].
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** Lobo the Duck is ComicBook/HowardTheDuck [[CrackPairing and]] SelfDemonstrating/{{Lobo}}.
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* ''WesternAnimation/ReignOfTheSupermen'' not only is based on the chapter of ''ComicBook/TheDeathOfSuperman'' of the same name, but also [[spoiler:''ComicBook/ForeverEvil'' with the Justice League being trapped by villains (in this case, Darkseid and Cyborg-Superman), and ComicBook/LexLuthor's arc of rescuing them, helping save the planet, and -- as seen in TheStinger and confirmed in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanHush'' -- joining the Justice League]].
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* ''WesternAnimation/ReignOfTheSupermen'' not only is based on the chapter of ''ComicBook/TheDeathOfSuperman'' of the same name, but also [[spoiler:''ComicBook/ForeverEvil'' with the Justice League being trapped by villains (in this case, Darkseid and Cyborg-Superman), and ComicBook/LexLuthor's arc of rescuing them, helping save the planet, and -- as seen in TheStinger and confirmed in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanHush'' -- joining the Justice League]].League]].
!!Comic Books
* The ''ComicBook/AmalgamUniverse'' combines characters and backstories from Creator/MarvelComics and Creator/DCComics into a new shared universe. For example:
** Super Soldier is a combination of ComicBook/CaptainAmerica and Franchise/{{Superman}}.
** Dark Claw is a combination of ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} and Franchise/{{Batman}}.
** Iron Lantern is ComicBook/IronMan and ComicBook/GreenLantern.
** Lobo the Duck is ComicBook/HowardTheDuck [[CrackPairing and]] SelfDemonstrating/{{Lobo}}.
** Captain Marvel is [[ComicBook/CaptainMarVell Captain Marvel]] and [[ComicBook/{{Shazam}} Captain Marvel]].
** Bruce Wayne, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. has [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Bruce Wayne]] [[ComicBook/NickFury running]] ComicBook/{{SHIELD}} and fighting the Green Skull, a combination of the ComicBook/RedSkull and ComicBook/LexLuthor.
* ''ComicBook/AmethystPrincessOfGemworld'': The 2019 series happily mixes tropes and characters from the classic series - Dark Opal as the Big Bad, Turquoise as Amy's friend - 2011 reboot - Amy's mother being in charge of House Amethyst, inter-house politics and corruption among good houses - and even the animated series, which clearly inspired Amy's new design.
* ''ComicBook/WonderWomanRebirth'' combines elements of the original Golden Age stories by William Marston with aspects of ComicBook/PostCrisis. Etta and Steve are supporting characters to Diana but Post Crisis villains, Veronica Cale and the Barbara Minerva incarnation of Cheetah are also present.
!!Western Animation
* The ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' episode "[[Recap/BatmanTheAnimatedSeriesE34TheLaughingFish The Laughing Fish]]" is mostly adapted from the comics storyline "The Laughing Fish"/"Sign of the Joker!" (''Detective Comics'' #475-476), however, the final act is largely drawn from the unrelated comic story "The Joker's Five-Way Revenge" (''Batman'' #251). This was mainly due to the fact that the ending of the original was devoted to tying up plot threads that were never introduced in ''[=TAS=]'' or were introduced in a manner that decoupled them from the storyline as presented in the episode as aired. [[note]] "The Laughing Fish" was the climax of two subplots that had been brewing for the past six issues -- that Hugo Strange had discovered Batman's secret identity and was going to auction it off (ultimately adapted three episodes later as "[[Recap/BatmanTheAnimatedSeriesE37TheStrangeSecretOfBruceWayne The Strange Secret of Bruce Wayne]]"), the attempt royally pissing off both Rupert Thorne -- who didn't want to pay Strange's exorbitant price -- and The Joker -- who wanted the secret to stay secret for reasons of TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou. Thorne had Strange killed in an attempt to torture the secret out of him, causing Strange to return as a ghost to haunt Thorne throughout the arc. Meanwhile, Bruce had fallen in love with Silver St. Cloud, who had likewise deduced Batman's identity. It terrified her, and she couldn't mentally cope with a boyfriend who could end up killed by any number of costumed maniacs. She ran, inadvertently being picked up by a Thorne who was also fleeing Gotham. Both would return for ''Detective'' 456's climax, however. In it, The Joker tried to kill a third patent office employee in revenge for them not giving him a copyright on his Joker fish, and was also targeting Commissioner Gordon ForTheEvulz. Batman was able to detect him thanks to a device given him by Strange's ghost before he could strike, and the two have a battle on the girders of a skeleton building. Silver watches, scared out of her wits, and after The Joker seemingly falls to his death, she tells Bruce she's breaking up with him, because she couldn't stand worrying every night if he'd survive. Meanwhile, Thorne shows up, driven half insane by Strange's harassment and turns himself into the police, confessing all of his past mob crimes. To avoid all these storytelling headaches, Dini instead took the ending from "The Joker's Five-Way Revenge!" which depicted The Joker gaining revenge on his old mob because one of them had ratted him out sending him to prison (and neatly explaining his disappearance from the comics for the better part of a decade). Dini replaced the last of the doomed mooks with Harvey Bullock.[[/note]]
!!Comic Books
* The ''ComicBook/AmalgamUniverse'' combines characters and backstories from Creator/MarvelComics and Creator/DCComics into a new shared universe. For example:
** Super Soldier is a combination of ComicBook/CaptainAmerica and Franchise/{{Superman}}.
** Dark Claw is a combination of ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} and Franchise/{{Batman}}.
** Iron Lantern is ComicBook/IronMan and ComicBook/GreenLantern.
** Lobo the Duck is ComicBook/HowardTheDuck [[CrackPairing and]] SelfDemonstrating/{{Lobo}}.
** Captain Marvel is [[ComicBook/CaptainMarVell Captain Marvel]] and [[ComicBook/{{Shazam}} Captain Marvel]].
** Bruce Wayne, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. has [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Bruce Wayne]] [[ComicBook/NickFury running]] ComicBook/{{SHIELD}} and fighting the Green Skull, a combination of the ComicBook/RedSkull and ComicBook/LexLuthor.
* ''ComicBook/AmethystPrincessOfGemworld'': The 2019 series happily mixes tropes and characters from the classic series - Dark Opal as the Big Bad, Turquoise as Amy's friend - 2011 reboot - Amy's mother being in charge of House Amethyst, inter-house politics and corruption among good houses - and even the animated series, which clearly inspired Amy's new design.
* ''ComicBook/WonderWomanRebirth'' combines elements of the original Golden Age stories by William Marston with aspects of ComicBook/PostCrisis. Etta and Steve are supporting characters to Diana but Post Crisis villains, Veronica Cale and the Barbara Minerva incarnation of Cheetah are also present.
!!Western Animation
* The ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' episode "[[Recap/BatmanTheAnimatedSeriesE34TheLaughingFish The Laughing Fish]]" is mostly adapted from the comics storyline "The Laughing Fish"/"Sign of the Joker!" (''Detective Comics'' #475-476), however, the final act is largely drawn from the unrelated comic story "The Joker's Five-Way Revenge" (''Batman'' #251). This was mainly due to the fact that the ending of the original was devoted to tying up plot threads that were never introduced in ''[=TAS=]'' or were introduced in a manner that decoupled them from the storyline as presented in the episode as aired. [[note]] "The Laughing Fish" was the climax of two subplots that had been brewing for the past six issues -- that Hugo Strange had discovered Batman's secret identity and was going to auction it off (ultimately adapted three episodes later as "[[Recap/BatmanTheAnimatedSeriesE37TheStrangeSecretOfBruceWayne The Strange Secret of Bruce Wayne]]"), the attempt royally pissing off both Rupert Thorne -- who didn't want to pay Strange's exorbitant price -- and The Joker -- who wanted the secret to stay secret for reasons of TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou. Thorne had Strange killed in an attempt to torture the secret out of him, causing Strange to return as a ghost to haunt Thorne throughout the arc. Meanwhile, Bruce had fallen in love with Silver St. Cloud, who had likewise deduced Batman's identity. It terrified her, and she couldn't mentally cope with a boyfriend who could end up killed by any number of costumed maniacs. She ran, inadvertently being picked up by a Thorne who was also fleeing Gotham. Both would return for ''Detective'' 456's climax, however. In it, The Joker tried to kill a third patent office employee in revenge for them not giving him a copyright on his Joker fish, and was also targeting Commissioner Gordon ForTheEvulz. Batman was able to detect him thanks to a device given him by Strange's ghost before he could strike, and the two have a battle on the girders of a skeleton building. Silver watches, scared out of her wits, and after The Joker seemingly falls to his death, she tells Bruce she's breaking up with him, because she couldn't stand worrying every night if he'd survive. Meanwhile, Thorne shows up, driven half insane by Strange's harassment and turns himself into the police, confessing all of his past mob crimes. To avoid all these storytelling headaches, Dini instead took the ending from "The Joker's Five-Way Revenge!" which depicted The Joker gaining revenge on his old mob because one of them had ratted him out sending him to prison (and neatly explaining his disappearance from the comics for the better part of a decade). Dini replaced the last of the doomed mooks with Harvey Bullock.[[/note]]
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* ''Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy'' does this in all three movies, blending together some of the best-remembered aspects of many classic ''ComicBook/{{Batman}}'' stories. To elaborate:
** ''Film/BatmanBegins'' uses elements of Creator/FrankMiller's ''ComicBook/BatmanYearOne'', Creator/JephLoeb's ''ComicBook/TheLongHalloween'', and Sam Hamm's "Blind Justice" arc. It's an OriginStory that depicts the early years of Bruce Wayne's crusade against crime, and it prominently features Commissioner Gordon as the co-protagonist (like ''Year One''), but it also features a rookie Batman battling the crime lord Carmine Falcone (like ''The Long Halloween''), and it largely revolves around a young Bruce Wayne's relationship with his EvilMentor Henri Ducard (like "Blind Justice").
** ''Film/TheDarkKnight'' uses elements of Creator/AlanMoore's "ComicBook/TheKillingJoke", as well as a few elements of ''The Long Halloween'' that ''Batman Begins'' didn't use. It revolves around Batman's battle with the Joker, and it features him trying to make [[WhatYouAreInTheDark a twisted point about human nature]] by driving a good man to evil (like "The Killing Joke"), but it also depicts Harvey Dent's transformation into ComicBook/TwoFace at the height of his legal battle with the Gotham Mob (like ''The Long Halloween'').
** ''Film/TheDarkKnightRises'' is most obviously based on ''ComicBook/{{Knightfall}}'', but it also takes multiple cues from ''ComicBook/TheDarkKnightReturns'' and ''ComicBook/BatmanNoMansLand''. It revolves around about Batman's struggle to return to crime-fighting after ComicBook/{{Bane}} breaks his back (like ''Knightfall''), but it also features Bruce [[HesBack donning the cape and cowl again]] after a long retirement (like ''The Dark Knight Returns''), as well as Gotham City being isolated from the rest of the United States by a major disaster (like ''No Man's Land'').
* Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse:
** ''Film/ManOfSteel'' puts its own spin on elements from ''Film/SupermanTheMovie'', ''Film/SupermanII'', ''Series/{{Smallville}}'' and [[UsefulNotes/TheModernAgeOfComicBooks modern]] (usually ComicBook/PostCrisis) Superman comics such as ''ComicBook/TheManOfSteel'', ''[[ComicBook/SupermanBirthright Superman: Birthright]]'', ''Superman: Last Son'', ''ComicBook/SupermanSecretOrigin'', ''ComicBook/AllStarSuperman'', ''ComicBook/SupermanEarthOne'', and ''ComicBook/SupermanSecretIdentity''.
** ''Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice'' takes inspiration from one story per title character. Batman's story is ''ComicBook/TheDarkKnightReturns'', which first depicted a retired, cynical Batman, Superman's is ''ComicBook/TheDeathOfSuperman'', which originated the character of Doomsday. [[spoiler:And saw him kill Superman.]] Lex Luthor meanwhile has many traits from his ''ComicBook/SupermanBirthright'' self.
** ''Film/{{Suicide Squad|2016}}'' not only has elements of the 1980s stories, but elements of the ''ComicBook/{{New 52}}'' like ComicBook/HarleyQuinn being in the Squad and drawing on the Brian Azzarello and Lee Bermejo ''ComicBook/{{Joker}}'' story for its version of ComicBook/TheJoker, including having Jonny Frost working for him.
** ''Film/{{Wonder Woman|2017}}'' combines the original origin story of Wonder Woman (Diana getting involved in a World War, though in this case, World War I), her post-''Crisis'' origin (Ares being the BigBad), her motivation in the ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' animated series (the contest to send an Amazon out is AdaptedOut and Diana instead goes [[ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight "Screw my mother's edict, I'm helping!"]] then proceeds to steal some weapons and armor to help Steve), and [[spoiler:her ''ComicBook/{{New 52}}'' origin as the daughter of Zeus.]]
** ''Film/{{Justice|League 2017}} [[Film/ZackSnydersJusticeLeague League]]'' is based on the ''ComicBook/New52'' origin for the League (an invasion by Apokolips forces the League to form, Cyborg as a founding member), the backstory of ''ComicBook/Earth2'' (said invasion led by Steppenwolf rather than Darkseid himself, though Darkseid is present as a GreaterScopeVillain) and [[spoiler:''The Return of Superman''.]]
*** Planned sequels would've added two other stories to the mix, as seen in ''Zack Snyder's Justice League'': ''ComicBook/FinalCrisis'' (where Darkseid enslaves Earth with the Anti-Life Equation) and ''VideoGame/InjusticeGodsAmongUs'' (where the death of Lois Lane causes Superman to have a FaceHeelTurn and become a tyrant, and Batman leads a resistance against him, albeit with Darkseid taking Joker's place as the killer).
** ''Film/{{Aquaman|2018}}'' blends many elements from ''The Trench'' and ''ComicBook/ThroneOfAtlantis'', both being Creator/GeoffJohns' input in the ''New 52''.
** ''Film/{{Shazam|2019}}'' follows ''Wonder Woman's'' lead in combining the character's classic Golden Age and modern ''ComicBook/New52'' depictions. Billy Batson's [[AdaptationalAngstUpgrade increased glumness]], Dr. Sivana's [[AdaptationalAttractiveness more handsome appearance]], and the [[spoiler:Shazam family]] are taken straight from the ''New 52'' run. On the flipside, once Billy become the titular hero, he becomes more friendly and sociable just like his classic incarnation.
* ''WesternAnimation/ReignOfTheSupermen'' not only is based on the chapter of ''ComicBook/TheDeathOfSuperman'' of the same name, but also [[spoiler:''ComicBook/ForeverEvil'' with the Justice League being trapped by villains (in this case, Darkseid and Cyborg-Superman), and ComicBook/LexLuthor's arc of rescuing them, helping save the planet, and -- as seen in TheStinger and confirmed in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanHush'' -- joining the Justice League]].
* ''Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy'' does this in all three movies, blending together some of the best-remembered aspects of many classic ''ComicBook/{{Batman}}'' stories. To elaborate:
** ''Film/BatmanBegins'' uses elements of Creator/FrankMiller's ''ComicBook/BatmanYearOne'', Creator/JephLoeb's ''ComicBook/TheLongHalloween'', and Sam Hamm's "Blind Justice" arc. It's an OriginStory that depicts the early years of Bruce Wayne's crusade against crime, and it prominently features Commissioner Gordon as the co-protagonist (like ''Year One''), but it also features a rookie Batman battling the crime lord Carmine Falcone (like ''The Long Halloween''), and it largely revolves around a young Bruce Wayne's relationship with his EvilMentor Henri Ducard (like "Blind Justice").
** ''Film/TheDarkKnight'' uses elements of Creator/AlanMoore's "ComicBook/TheKillingJoke", as well as a few elements of ''The Long Halloween'' that ''Batman Begins'' didn't use. It revolves around Batman's battle with the Joker, and it features him trying to make [[WhatYouAreInTheDark a twisted point about human nature]] by driving a good man to evil (like "The Killing Joke"), but it also depicts Harvey Dent's transformation into ComicBook/TwoFace at the height of his legal battle with the Gotham Mob (like ''The Long Halloween'').
** ''Film/TheDarkKnightRises'' is most obviously based on ''ComicBook/{{Knightfall}}'', but it also takes multiple cues from ''ComicBook/TheDarkKnightReturns'' and ''ComicBook/BatmanNoMansLand''. It revolves around about Batman's struggle to return to crime-fighting after ComicBook/{{Bane}} breaks his back (like ''Knightfall''), but it also features Bruce [[HesBack donning the cape and cowl again]] after a long retirement (like ''The Dark Knight Returns''), as well as Gotham City being isolated from the rest of the United States by a major disaster (like ''No Man's Land'').
* Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse:
** ''Film/ManOfSteel'' puts its own spin on elements from ''Film/SupermanTheMovie'', ''Film/SupermanII'', ''Series/{{Smallville}}'' and [[UsefulNotes/TheModernAgeOfComicBooks modern]] (usually ComicBook/PostCrisis) Superman comics such as ''ComicBook/TheManOfSteel'', ''[[ComicBook/SupermanBirthright Superman: Birthright]]'', ''Superman: Last Son'', ''ComicBook/SupermanSecretOrigin'', ''ComicBook/AllStarSuperman'', ''ComicBook/SupermanEarthOne'', and ''ComicBook/SupermanSecretIdentity''.
** ''Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice'' takes inspiration from one story per title character. Batman's story is ''ComicBook/TheDarkKnightReturns'', which first depicted a retired, cynical Batman, Superman's is ''ComicBook/TheDeathOfSuperman'', which originated the character of Doomsday. [[spoiler:And saw him kill Superman.]] Lex Luthor meanwhile has many traits from his ''ComicBook/SupermanBirthright'' self.
** ''Film/{{Suicide Squad|2016}}'' not only has elements of the 1980s stories, but elements of the ''ComicBook/{{New 52}}'' like ComicBook/HarleyQuinn being in the Squad and drawing on the Brian Azzarello and Lee Bermejo ''ComicBook/{{Joker}}'' story for its version of ComicBook/TheJoker, including having Jonny Frost working for him.
** ''Film/{{Wonder Woman|2017}}'' combines the original origin story of Wonder Woman (Diana getting involved in a World War, though in this case, World War I), her post-''Crisis'' origin (Ares being the BigBad), her motivation in the ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' animated series (the contest to send an Amazon out is AdaptedOut and Diana instead goes [[ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight "Screw my mother's edict, I'm helping!"]] then proceeds to steal some weapons and armor to help Steve), and [[spoiler:her ''ComicBook/{{New 52}}'' origin as the daughter of Zeus.]]
** ''Film/{{Justice|League 2017}} [[Film/ZackSnydersJusticeLeague League]]'' is based on the ''ComicBook/New52'' origin for the League (an invasion by Apokolips forces the League to form, Cyborg as a founding member), the backstory of ''ComicBook/Earth2'' (said invasion led by Steppenwolf rather than Darkseid himself, though Darkseid is present as a GreaterScopeVillain) and [[spoiler:''The Return of Superman''.]]
*** Planned sequels would've added two other stories to the mix, as seen in ''Zack Snyder's Justice League'': ''ComicBook/FinalCrisis'' (where Darkseid enslaves Earth with the Anti-Life Equation) and ''VideoGame/InjusticeGodsAmongUs'' (where the death of Lois Lane causes Superman to have a FaceHeelTurn and become a tyrant, and Batman leads a resistance against him, albeit with Darkseid taking Joker's place as the killer).
** ''Film/{{Aquaman|2018}}'' blends many elements from ''The Trench'' and ''ComicBook/ThroneOfAtlantis'', both being Creator/GeoffJohns' input in the ''New 52''.
** ''Film/{{Shazam|2019}}'' follows ''Wonder Woman's'' lead in combining the character's classic Golden Age and modern ''ComicBook/New52'' depictions. Billy Batson's [[AdaptationalAngstUpgrade increased glumness]], Dr. Sivana's [[AdaptationalAttractiveness more handsome appearance]], and the [[spoiler:Shazam family]] are taken straight from the ''New 52'' run. On the flipside, once Billy become the titular hero, he becomes more friendly and sociable just like his classic incarnation.
* ''WesternAnimation/ReignOfTheSupermen'' not only is based on the chapter of ''ComicBook/TheDeathOfSuperman'' of the same name, but also [[spoiler:''ComicBook/ForeverEvil'' with the Justice League being trapped by villains (in this case, Darkseid and Cyborg-Superman), and ComicBook/LexLuthor's arc of rescuing them, helping save the planet, and -- as seen in TheStinger and confirmed in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanHush'' -- joining the Justice League]].
