NYCC: Batman Comic Panel Breakdown
At New York Comic Con, the various Batman comics were on display for all to see, and with a good chunk of DC Rebirth being focused on Batman and his allies, it’s no surprise many of the writers and artists for said books were at NYCC to talk about the future of the titles. At a Batman panel. Tom King talked about his plans for the Batman solo series:
“It’s all going to go back to ‘Batman’ #1,” King shared, in reference to when Batman almost died, but was saved at the last second by Gotham and Gotham Girl. “The driving moment of this arc is trying to hold onto that hope… he’s going to have to learn that there is no other hero for Gotham but Batman.”
“Our next arc is called ‘I am Suicide.’ It’s pretty simple: Bane has something Batman wants… so Batman forms his own Suicide Squad out of his foes in Arkham,” King said of the upcoming arc “I guarantee you it’s going to be one of your favorite Batman stories of all time. If it isn’t, I’ll quit the book.”
Legendary writer Scott Snyder talked about All-Star Batman, and what this particular story meant to him:
“I wanted to do a story that took Batman out of Gotham… a place where he can’t hide,” Snyder explained. “KGBeast is my favorite thing in this thing… It’s the most fun I have had. Next issue is my favorite. We’re bringing back some really deep-cut characters.”
“I wanted to do a series that would let me go off way off the road… because Greg [Capullo] is coming back,” he teased, noting a project he can’t detail yet, “This series is for me to explore all my crazy ideas before Greg comes back.”
Nightwing, Batgirl, Birds of Prey, and more were talked about at the panel, you can check it out in full here.