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CBR News: Were you a fan of Knight and Squire before you landed this gig?
Paul Cornell: I was only familiar with them from "Batman and Robin," but I went back and re-read all their previous appearances and wrote a kind of dossier of everything we knew about them. I've taken some liberties with that stuff, but stayed within what was actually said.
So now that your dossier is complete, what do you know about Britain's dynamic duo? What are you most looking forward to exploring with them?
The Knight and The Squire are Britain's central superheroes, legacy figures that are held in high esteem by the British hero community. I particularly like Cyril's stoic awkwardness and the way practical, straightforward young Beryl, with her communication skills, helps him through some complicated situations. They've got a really nice brother and sister relationship going, and we're going to get into that.
When this project was announced, you said you were delighted to be working in DC's Britain. Beyond fictional geography, what separates Britain from the rest of DCU?
One of the things I love about the DCU is how locations have characters of their own. It's clearly something that's being stressed right now, above and beyond the usual Metropolis/Gotham dichotomy, considering The Flash and Green Arrow. So considering Grant's pushing for the extraordinary in every previous Knight and Squire appearance, I decided that they wouldn't live in a down to Earth, realistic Britain like I'd tried for in "Captain Britain," but instead in an Avengers-style, archetypal – some would say stereotypical – Britain filled with wonderful, over the top, whimsical stuff, and that the stories would be told in the same way. Dick Van Dyke would feel right at home here. But we're also showing modern British diversity. It's all the merry England stuff with multi-ethnic participants, so that feels a bit different and new. Basically, if you took a scheduled flight from Gotham airport to Heathrow, somewhere halfway across the Atlantic you'd stop being penciled in a gritty, gothic way, and start looking forward to some jolly old surreal and bouncy adventures immediately upon landing, what?
Check out the entire interview here.
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