The DC/Batman world is alight with talk about yesterday's DC announcement of a new ongoing Earth One universe. Newsarama caught up with artist Gary Frank, who will be working with writer Geoff Johns on the graphic novel Batman: Earth One.

Nrama: Let's talk about your take on Batman here. How is he different from the Batman in current continuity?

Frank: He's Bruce Wayne!

Nrama: Good point.

Frank: Sorry, couldn't resist.

But look, this isn't just the story of Bruce Wayne becoming Batman in a world where people have cellphones and wi-fi. It's not just the old story in a modern setting. This is a young guy who has a long way to go before becoming the Batman that we all know and love. I don't want to get into specifics because the journey is going to be the fun part.

Nrama: How do you represent that difference visually? It looks like you've made some tweaks in the costume.

Frank: A major thing is that his eyes are visible. That might sound trivial but it creates a very different effect. You can never forget that there is a man in there when you can see the eyes staring out. This really lends itself to the story we will be telling which is far more about the forming of the character than a cool-looking superhero doing his thing (though I'm sure we'll get to that, too).

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(Source - Newsarama)