Tynion talks RHATO: “I want to tell the biggest story possible”

fuckyeahrhato:

ComicVine interviewed James Tynion yesterday at WonderCon Anaheim 2013. You can watch the whole thing here, comments on Red Hood and The Outlaws start at minute 04:35.

Highlights:

  • On the Joker’s trick with the mask, he said the story will focus more on the emotional consequences of that accident. What’s going on with Jason’s face will be totally clear on the next issue. He thinks people will be happy about it.
  • He talks about how the Joker tainted Jason’s good memories by implying he controlled them, so Jason is going to go back to the old cast and try to figure out how to move forward.
  • Chesire will be back. She and Roy’ll meet for the first time in the Annual in May!
  • It’s going to be a big story. It’s an adventure series. New characters are coming in the future that he’s been waiting to introduce for a long time.

Give the interview a chance and watch it, it’s just 10 minutes!

So, are you excited?

Tomasi talks the future of Batman and Robin

robinless:

Spoilers for Inc., so read at your own risk. Let me just highlight a couple things:

Batman and Robin #18 is an entirely silent issue; no text, no sound effects (…) The title of the series for the next several issues will change, the first being “Batman And Red Robin,” the second being “Batman And Red Hood.”

Complete interview here.

SPOILERS


This is very cool. Well, except for the Damian part. Seriously :’( I really like how Pete Tomasi writes Jason. 

jamesthefourth: redhoodoutlaws: Boom! Here’s the Red Hood And the Outlaws Facebook page’s Q&A with new series  writer James Tynion IV: http://redhoodsden.blogspot.com/2013/01/tynion-talks-outlaws-1172013-edition.html Afterwards, check-in on our FB page: https://www.facebook.com/RedHoodOutlaws AWWW YUSSS! - Read up, you magical tumblr beasts! I got answers for you!
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redhoodoutlaws:

Boom! Here’s the Red Hood And the Outlaws Facebook page’s Q&A with new series  writer James Tynion IV:

http://redhoodsden.blogspot.com/2013/01/tynion-talks-outlaws-1172013-edition.html

Afterwards, check-in on our FB page:

https://www.facebook.com/RedHoodOutlaws

AWWW YUSSS! - Read up, you magical tumblr beasts! I got answers for you!

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Jason has been through a lot of terrible things. He had an incredibly rough childhood, his tenure as Robin was defined by the fact that he was impulsive and tended to follow his emotions rather than his orders, then he died terribly and was resurrected in a way he still doesn’t quite understand. But every step of the way, he wanted to do what’s right. Even coming to Gotham City and becoming a murderous vigilante was a plan to clean up crime in a way that he felt was more concrete and final than what Batman had to offer. His moral compass is pointed in the right direction, but the darker moments that defined his past have led him to a darker path of heroism.

In reading those stories, you can see that he’s evolving, re-evaluating his morality every step of the way to make sure he’s on the right path. And I don’t think he is sure. He knows that he has a deep rage and sadness in him that pushes him in the wrong direction. I think he’s doing his best to master that and try and become a better Jason Todd. Whether his interpretation of what’s better matches what Batman would think is another thing entirely. But Jason is a constantly evolving character, and I think that’s what makes it so exciting to write him, and bring him to the next step on his journey forward.

Interview with James Tynion IV at Comic VIne

James Tynion on the Outlaws

xmiles:

3. How would you describe Jason Todd, your take on who he is?

Tynion: Jason Todd is easily one of the most complex and fascinating characters in the DC Universe, because of his ongoing search to figure out his place in the world. Jason lives with a deep rage in his heart, and that’s something he’s struggled with since his troubled childhood, through his work as Robin. His death and resurrection pushed him over the edge… He came back into the world, guns a blazing, thinking that to be a hero he needed to cross the line that Batman never would. He needed to kill. It’s why he couldn’t stay with the All-Caste all those years ago. He needed to go back to Gotham and make his stand, no matter what he had learned from Ducra about controlling and overcoming that rage.

And like we saw in the series, lashing out like that meant he wasn’t there to protect Ducra when she was killed, and the All-Caste was slaughtered, and I think that was a real sobering moment for him. And he’s since worked past a lot of his rage to the point that he’s willing to work side-by-side with the Bat-Family, not just against them. His entire journey, from the moment he first put on the domino mask as a boy, has been about mastering the darkness he knows is deep inside him. Because, just like Batman, and just like Ducra, Jason knows that he has the potential to be something great. He is fully capable of becoming one of the greatest individuals on the planet… Whether he chooses to wield that greatness for the light, or the dark, is right at the core of the character. He’s on a journey with his two best friends to figure that out for himself.

 I really think that that is the core of this series… The arc of working to get over, or simply accept your past, and fulfill your true potential. You have Roy who wears his heart on his sleeve, who clearly wants to be a hero, but who screwed it up so badly for himself last time that he’s not sure he really trusts himself anymore. You have Kori, who had such a horrifying childhood, locked away in slavery, that nobody can really understand. Her people expect her to be this powerful leader and this noble warrior, but the deep betrayal by her family and race to have sold her away like a pawn. And that’s a struggle she faces every day. And then you have Jason, who was training to become a warrior at Batman’s side, when he was brutally and terribly murdered, then resurrected for reasons he’s never understood… 

They share a darkness that they all understand innately about one another. It’s why they’re so close. That’s why it’s them vs. the world. People expect them to be heroes, or villains, when they are simply themselves… They’re working through the answers to those expectations every single day, and they’re stronger because they’re working through it together.

The Outlaws need each other. I think that’s why this book has resonated so much with the fans

More of James’s interview via Red Hood’s Den 

final-five: NYCC: Scott Snyder Discusses Jason Todd I was briefly able to chat with Batman writer Scott Snyder during New York Comic Con. I told him how excited I was for the current DC crossover event, ‘Death of the Family’ and how I couldn’t wait for next month’s issues. He thanked me and after complimenting my Red Hood cosplay he told me Jason Todd will be going through some crazy shit in the next few months (not exactly in those words). Although, I realize that the whole bat-family will be going through some major changes in this event, Snyder singling out the Red Hood like that got me even more excited. Check out that awesome cover art for Red Hood and the Outlaws #16 done by Tyler Kirkham. - Drewtos
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NYCC: Scott Snyder Discusses Jason Todd

I was briefly able to chat with Batman writer Scott Snyder during New York Comic Con. I told him how excited I was for the current DC crossover event, ‘Death of the Family’ and how I couldn’t wait for next month’s issues. He thanked me and after complimenting my Red Hood cosplay he told me Jason Todd will be going through some crazy shit in the next few months (not exactly in those words). Although, I realize that the whole bat-family will be going through some major changes in this event, Snyder singling out the Red Hood like that got me even more excited.

Check out that awesome cover art for Red Hood and the Outlaws #16 done by Tyler Kirkham.

- Drewtos

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beaschalantasyoulike:

So Lobdell popped by the Outlaws fan page and answered some questions fans left for him. Some big spoilers under the cut, including whether or not Jason will be a part of the Bat family once again and hints about Jason, Tim, the Outlaws and Titans’ roles in the Joker storyline.

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Ugh.

Interesting. I will have to think about the family issue. Not sure what to think about Isabel & Jason yet. Sad to hear that there won’t be any Black Bat & Jason meeting.

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