It looks as though The Batman takes real-life inspiration from the Zodiac Killer, with a far grittier Riddler than we’ve ever seen before. Director Matt Reeves goes as far as to say his superhero detective story is "almost a horror."

A new leaked image of a 2022 calendar for The Batman offers a better look at Paul Dano's Riddler, one which is drawing comparisons to the real-life serial killer Zodiac.

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Six years ago, I read Gary L. Stewart's book The Most Dangerous Animal of All as soon as it hit bookshelves. I remember the publisher had kept it under wraps, as the book offered a promising new theory regarding the identity of the Zodiac Killer. I read it with great interest, but I never saw it as one of the titans of the true crime genre due to its ambiguity. A four-part documentary series based on the book premieres on FX on Friday night (and is available on FX on Hulu the next day), and it boasts some …