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Newsarama: Tony, readers have gotten used to seeing you on Batman, but since there's been a break in your stories, what's the tone of the book once we get to November? Does it change at all?
Tony Daniel: The tone of the book will similar in tone to what I’ve done in regards to being from Batman’s perspective and in his voice. I find that it gives me a bit of a ‘noir’ feeling and I want to keep that going. I think it allows me to get further into the character as well.
I’ll introduce a few new characters to Gotham. A possible new love interest. I’m also introducing a couple new gadgets for Batman to use.
Nrama: Have you changed your writing or artistic style? Or has it developed?
Daniel: On the writing side, I learned a lot from my previous arc, “Life After Death.” There are things you pick up just doing it, learning from mistakes. I’m doing two three-issue arcs instead of one long six-issue arc, for instance. There’ll be a common thread between them but they’ll be separate stories. It’s easier for me to keep the focus on the driving force of the story this time around. Part of that is learning from experience and also the shorter arcs.
On the art side of things, I’m always sort of a work in progress. So people who’ve followed my career should be used to seeing me change it up every now an again. This go round, I’m inking myself. I was able to really have fun with the two issues I’ve just finished with Grant, and it was a good two issues to try some things out to see what I want to keep, or further develop.
The biggest style change is in the inks. I’m using a lot of brush and just using the pen for finer details. But I’m playing with so many new toys right now in that department, which is something I was never comfortable doing until now. I never thought I’d use a brush to ink my work. But I really like the look I am achieving with my newest material. I’m really inspired by the classic pen and ink masters like Alex Raymond, Toth, Frank Godwin, Al Williamson and others. So I’m adding what I love looking at into what I love doing and I think I’m enjoying my work now more than ever before.
Nrama: What can you tell us about the story you're telling beginning in November?
Daniel: I can’t really say a whole lot except that we have some new villains coming to town and taking root in Gotham’s Chinatown. Lots of action, lots of intrigue, some puzzles to solve and a special guest star I’m happy to use, “I-Ching.”
Will the supporting cast and setting stay the same? (If not, how does it change; if so, anything happening to make it fresh after Bruce's return?)
We’ll see a little more of Catgirl and Catwoman. But just a bit. I want this to be Batman’s book and not have him share the stage so much.
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