Newsarama have posted an interview with writer Peter Tomasi, and as announced a couple of weeks back, DC’s Dan DiDio revealed that Peter Tomasi would move into the writer’s chair of Batman and the Outsiders, beginning with January’s Batman and the Outsiders Special with art by Andy Kubert.

It's been a great year for Batman, but for me the news, that Nightwing was going to get cancelled was (for me), one of it's downfalls, as its if one of my favorite DC titles. Thankfully Peter Tomasi's, switch over to Batman and the Outsiders has made up for it.

NRAMA: Can you explain your direction a little? As Dan has said, a large part of what’s driving the team now is a contingency plan that Batman put into place should he ever go missing, or die, correct? And as the cover to the special clearly spells out, each of the team-members are “pieces” of Batman?

PT: Obviously not wanting to give too much away, yes, Batman being Batman is always ten steps ahead of everyone else, so while everyone is trying to see the forest for the trees, Batman has his eye on the big picture. His main war will always be in Gotham, but that doesn't mean there are not significant battles to be fought that have far-reaching implications to the common good, which this particular first story arc will examine. The short answer is simply that The Outsiders were formed so that no matter what, there'll always be a Batman outside of Gotham, taking the fight to evil wherever it is. What we'll learn is that there was a specific reason for this team to be brought together that wasn't always clear at its formation, but will slowly come to light as the first story moves along.

For the entire interview, head on over to Newsarama.com...

(Source - Newsarama.com)