Today, DC Comics launched a new digital-first comic book series, Legends of the Dark Knight. It will tell a series of standalone stories from some of the best writers and artists in the industry, kicking things off with Damon Lindelof and Jeff Lemire. Entertainment Weekly caught up with the duo, and Lindelof had this to say about the series. "I think it was Jeff’s idea to tell a story in that Year One zone. Bruce is an inexperienced Batman. He’s still working out the kinks in terms of how he’s going to fight crime. It felt like a fertile ground for storytelling."
"Actually, I think it was probably Damon who suggested the early-years thing," adds Lemire. "That really informed how I was going to approach it visually. I’ve always preferred the lean Batman, not the big-huge-bodybuilder-muscles Batman. I thought he could look a little ragged. His costume could look like a prototype and not really fit properly. It’s not body armor yet. Maybe, for the cape, he cut up some curtains. Batman is an interesting character from a visual standpoint because he’s so iconic. He can survive so many different types of interpretation and still be recognizable." Read the interview in full by clicking on the link below.
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