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The Gold Exchange: You’ve said that Time Masters: Vanishing Point will not only tie into The Return of Bruce Wayne and “Flashpoint”, but also clarify how time travel works in the DCU these days. Will we get a clarification (or have we already have one and I missed it) on the two different interpretations of Rip Hunter that we’ve seen at Vanishing Point in the last few years?
Dan Jurgens: Simply put, I think it’s a part of the change over time, in terms of how I see the character and where I want him to go. Some of this may seem a bit more natural by the end of the series. But I’d also say the more “public” Rip, as seen by Superman and GL, is closer to what may have appeared several years ago. The Rip seen in BG is generally with Booster, which means there is more familiarity and they’re going to have a more relaxed relationship.
In terms of time travel, I don’t know that it’s quite right to say that we’re going to clarify how time travel works. What we will do is reset the table a bit so everyone gets a bit of a better feel for who the main players are, why they do what they do, etc.
GX: Do you have a story reason in mind why Skeets would look more like his original self Booster’s future/Rip’s past?
DJ: Skeets is subject to regular adjustments, both from the standpoint of hardware and software. You’ll see a bit more on that in #3. But the basic idea is that Skeets is often in “upgrade” mode.
GX: Kevin Allen, a regular reader who friended me on Facebook a while back, actually wrote in to ask if there’s a bit of a callback going on here with Rip’s T-Rex experience paralleling the one that we’ve seen numerous times with Rip and Brainiac 5 in previews.
DJ: Hmm. Could be. Just a bit. Once again, it’s possible you’ll see a bit more along those lines.
I really am trying to build the idea that from an very early age on, Time Travel to Rip Hunter was the same as a spring break trip to people now. Rip knows a multitude of people throughout time.
GX: It’s interesting—the time-travel crisis of conscience involved with wanting to help the sick people who died 500 years ago is something that your characters often struggle with—not only has Booster been coping with it (in Coast City, among other places) but Supes himself has already struggled with this when he first encountered Vanishing Point in “Time and Time Again”. Is that something you think people who spend their days trying to save lives can ever truly come to terms with?
DJ: I think about it in terms of characters like Superman. When Superman sees human suffering, it’s totally within his nature to ease it. Yet, with something like time travel, the equation changes greatly because it would change known history. While Superman can accept that intellectual argument, it’s very, very hard to accept it on an emotional issue and walk away from it.
GX: Who is it on the other end of Daniel Jon Carter’s radio when he goes to see the destroyed Vanishing Point? Rip? Michelle? A surprise?
DJ: Of course, it’s a surprise! If I wanted that person known at this point, they would have been on panel!
Check out the entire interview here.
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