Batman Eternal Writers Hint at Big Twists

I’m a fan of Batman Eternal. I won’t deny it. I think it’s a decently written book that, due to its weekly format and broad plot, is accessible to new and old readers. If you want to jump into reading Batman but don’t want to feel lost by big company crossovers or long, protracted story lines, read Eternal. Currently, the book is about to hit the final chapter before it wraps up leading into Convergence. Writing brain trust James Tynion IV, Ray Fawkes, Kyle Higgins, and Tim Seeley all recently sat down for an interview to talk about where they’ve been and where they’re going, including how we should expect some big twists before all is said and done.

"Tynion: Eternal is such a huge monster that, to get to the point where things have changed so dramatically — where you have Selina as a crime lord, where you have Bluebird in the costume, where you have Spoiler active and on the streets and wanted, where you have martial law on the streets of Gotham — to get to that point, it was going to take time. But we wanted the readers to know how crazy we were going and how willing we were to break all the rules in the story.The whole point of Eternal, from the very beginning, was to completely change the groundwork of Gotham City and set things up for a generation of stories that have never been told before. And I think that’s exactly what we’ve done.There’s also ongoing speculation among fans about why this series is calledBatman Eternal. Should we be analyzing the title of this comic that way? Is it a clue?Fawkes: Yes.Higgins: Yes.Seeley: Yes.Tynion: Yes. [Laughs.]Fawkes: I think that’s the question that’s been at the crux of the series for us and what we started with, which is, what makes Batman eternal? What makes the idea, the concepts, depending on who’s writing it, the character itself, eternal? And that’s something that, going into the final issues here, is a big focus."

And bout wrapping up the final act:

"Tynion: Right now, we’ve just entered the third act of a story that we’ve been working on now for over a year. We’ve seen all the threads, we’ve seen all these pieces and how they come together from the very beginning.Now the fans are getting to see it all wrap up.If anyone thinks that all our chambers are empty, in terms of the numbers of crazy twists and turns that this story can take, they’re absolutely wrong.There are major turns coming and major surprises up until the last issue.So readers should gear up for something exciting and fun, because this is going to be the biggest, most bombastic arc of the story. You’re going to see all your favorite characters, and good things aren’t going to happen to a lot of them. But it’s going to be a really fun read. So stay tuned. Same Bat-time. Same Bat-channel."

Sounds like I’m not going to be able to put this one down.

Source: Newsarama