THINKING BAT THOUGHTS 2: The Five Eras of Batman Continuity

In this weekly feature available only to paid subscribers, James Tynion IV reflects on his time writing in Gotham City, revealing the secret history of his run on Batman

When I got the job writing back-up stories for the Snyder/Capullo Batman run, I spent a lot of time thinking about the gig as one part apprenticeship, one part graduate program. I remember this was right around the time that the Ira Glass quote about “The Gap” was floating around the internet a lot, and there was a lot of discussion saying that it takes…