Neil Gaiman to Write Batman Story
Author Neil Gaiman just released that he is currently writing a two-part Batman story called "What Ever Happened to the Caped Crusader?" which artist Andy Kubert (1602), will be drawing. Gaiman was very cryptic but did let out that the two issues would both be over-sized. Part one is set for a January 2009 release. What do you all think of this? Obviously Neil Gaiman swings for the fences every time and is something of a genre storytelling home-run king. I can't say enough good things about him, and I can't believe I didn't see him in San Diego this year. I guess we'll all just have to wait to hear more till he's finished writing the story.
As our buddies (Now Eisner-Winning Buddies!) at Newsarama pointed out, the title is a reference to Alan Moore's Superman issue titled "Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?" In which Moore closed the book on the Silver Age Superman and got the character ready for a re-boot by then-upcoming Superman writer John Byrne. Does this mean Superman is in a state of metamorphosis. Obviously the answer is yes, but
What kind of Batman do you think Neil Gaiman will create? Surreal like his Morpheus character (from the Sandman series), or maybe something grounded more in reality (not likely)? Write in and let us know by commenting below or emailing us at tips@pulpsecret.com.
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Super Excited!!! Neil Gaiman working on Batman should be terrific. Gaiman is a great storyteller and I also very much enjoy Kubert's art. The take on the title of Moore's Superman story is also interesting. It's impossible to type in words how exciting I find this announcement. Please do what you can to keep us posted!
With Gaiman at the helm, i'm guessing it turns out the Joker is a trickster god, Bats starts wearing a cowl made from a fallen black star and then the whole thing is done in CGI.
I have no idea how Gaiman will handle a character like Batman. I am a huge fan of both of them, and I couldn't be more excited about how he'll pull it off. I anticipate some referring back to earlier friends and forms of the Bat, a la Moore's Superman opus. It's a lot of fun speculating how Gaiman will go about this one. The comment about how he "swings for the fences" is definitely true. This should be something to see, regardless.
Neil Gaiman is great, but him handling Batman should be interesting. Some much of his stuff is very humor based, but I don't really think he'll have a problem handling the darker elements that come with Batman.