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Post by Admin on Sept 9, 2016 16:32:01 GMT -5
Please let us know what you think!
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Post by Steve K. on Sept 9, 2016 17:34:41 GMT -5
A cool first issue. I like what you’re doing with your take on Harvey Dent. It was a bit short, feeling more like a #0 issue, but it told a nice piece of the story. I’m also wondering with you making Zsasz a mob hitman, is the Gotham rogues’ gallery going to be more grounded and less fantastical? Anyways I’ll be back for #2.
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Post by HoM on Sept 13, 2016 10:40:36 GMT -5
An interesting opening shot, but by virtue of the length it felt more like a prologue to a larger issue than a standalone piece itself.
Your take on Harvey is interesting, grounded in what we already know but covering some ground I've not seen covered before. It looks like you're taking a more Gotham-esque approach to Zsasz, one of my favourite members of Batman's Rogues Gallery, and that's fine by me. There wasn't much to go on, but I like what little world building we received and I'm interested to see how the case against Victor goes. I liked the symmetry of the opening sequence and the final lines, I'm intrigued to know if Batman exists in this world, and that's enough to pull me into the next issue.
If you're sticking around the site, I'd like to hear your take on some of the other titles we have running at the moment!
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Post by marksant on Sept 18, 2016 9:52:55 GMT -5
Thanks to Charlie and Steve for your positive reactions. It's my first time writing something like this so I honestly wasn't sure what anyone would think of it (if anyone thought anything at all of it lol). And yes to both of you, it is very short. I wasn't really aiming for a length when I wrote it I just had the general idea come to me late at night watching the Batman TAS after watching Jack Nicholson in Chinatown and thinking "the Batman universe would really translate well to that cool neo-noir hardboiled genre".
Not to spoil the surprise but I absolutely have Batman in the universe of this series, but I really want to handle him the same way Bram Stoker handled Dracula in the original book: as a presence more *felt* but actually less *shown*. Partly because we all know Batman-centric stories by heart now, but more because I really really want to focus on Harvey and his struggles with both his ideals of morality and his mission to bring Falcone and other famous Bat-villains to justice, while at the same time struggling with his other personality. I wanted to see how a good man slowly but surely turns into the villain we all know (and love, if you're like me). Once Harvey becomes Two-Face, Batman will predictably play a bigger role in the stories.
Hope you guys keep reading! And to Charlie, I have been reading the Batman run and in particular I love the Riddle Wrapped in E Nigma coupling of issues. Am up to Half a Life thus far and still reading!
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Post by HoM on Sept 20, 2016 5:55:35 GMT -5
Thanks to Charlie and Steve for your positive reactions. It's my first time writing something like this so I honestly wasn't sure what anyone would think of it (if anyone thought anything at all of it lol). And yes to both of you, it is very short. I wasn't really aiming for a length when I wrote it I just had the general idea come to me late at night watching the Batman TAS after watching Jack Nicholson in Chinatown and thinking "the Batman universe would really translate well to that cool neo-noir hardboiled genre". I usually aim for 6,000 words maximum for a normal single issue, but I think my writing style lends itself to that. I went on a rant over in the open forum about word counts last week or so-- I'm aware I'm not really sticking to that with my current output, but that's probably because the stories are so much bigger than the usual, monthly stuff. Plus, I'm a terrible self editor (my apologies to Mark Bowers!). Have you read any Ed Brubaker's Batman stuff? Gotham Noir is an interesting Elseworlds with Batman being the kind of boogeyman you describe below, and his work with Greg Rucka on Gotham Central is similarly in that vein. All recommended reads from me! Not to spoil the surprise but I absolutely have Batman in the universe of this series, but I really want to handle him the same way Bram Stoker handled Dracula in the original book: as a presence more *felt* but actually less *shown*. Partly because we all know Batman-centric stories by heart now, but more because I really really want to focus on Harvey and his struggles with both his ideals of morality and his mission to bring Falcone and other famous Bat-villains to justice, while at the same time struggling with his other personality. I wanted to see how a good man slowly but surely turns into the villain we all know (and love, if you're like me). Once Harvey becomes Two-Face, Batman will predictably play a bigger role in the stories. I've always liked that approach to Batman but I was never able to write him like that. I like digging into the character when I write the guy, and because I'm using him in Justice League you can't really have him on the periphary. There's a great quote from a Greg Rucka interview over at Comics Alliance: Rucka is also, to me, the ultimate Two-Face writer, so it's an interesting thing to have in mind while approaching this. I'm excited to see the slow turn from crusading district attorney to super villain, so I'll keep following you down that rabbit hole. Playing around with continuity, having him be on the outside of what sounds like the "first wave" of villains and helping take them down, building to his eventual heel turn, sounds like a great series. Have you considered writing an in-continuity DC2 Batman title? There's plenty to go around if you want to play in that sandbox! Hope you guys keep reading! And to Charlie, I have been reading the Batman run and in particular I love the Riddle Wrapped in E Nigma coupling of issues. Am up to Half a Life thus far and still reading! OOPH. I've said it before, but my earliest Bat-run is embarrassing to me now! I was fifteen/sixteen and I think you can tell. All ideas and poor execution. My favourite of those earliest issues is the guest appearance of The Question in Batman #11-12 (I think) where they team up to take down Victor Zsasz, and then when I took over the title when Grant LaFleche had finished his run, those were good times. I think it boils down to every time I leave, the Batman itch grows, and when I come back I think I do my best work on the title. When all this 10th anniversary stuff runs its course, I know Roy and I have a brand new Bat-title we want to work on called The Dark Knight. I've written the start of the first issue but other projects have taken priority. Anyway, I'd be interested to hear what you think of the issues as you read them. It's always good to receive feedback and I'm very much into returning the favour as new stories hit the site. |
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