CBR.com is keeping up with current events today, this time with writer Royal McGraw, who is penning BFTC: Commissioner Gordon alongside artist Tom Mandrake.

CBR: For this one-shot, Commissioner Gordon is your lead. What makes him such a great character?

RM: Because he is a great character. This sounds like a cop out answer, I know, so allow me to explain. Years ago, Bruce Wayne watched helplessly as his parents were gunned down in front of him. Now, as a direct result of this tragedy, Bruce feels compelled to dress up like a giant bat and punish criminals and, in doing so, avenges his personal tragedy over and over again. A lot of superheroes get origins like this. It explains the “why” of it all.

James Worthington Gordon, on the other hand, does the right thing solely because it is the right thing to do. There is no compulsion there, no mania driving him. He is simply a good man who does good – no matter the cost. And, oh boy, there has been cost. He lost a marriage, lost custody of his son, lost his second wife, nearly lost his niece. The list of horrors is interminable. Yet, despite this, Gordon still does the right thing every time. So, yes, it is a circular piece of logic, but Gordon is a great character precisely because he is great.

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(Source - CBR.com)