THINKING BAT THOUGHTS 5: Designing The Designer

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.

So, where we left things last, I had turned in my first pitch document. It was rough around the edges, but the big ideas were exciting to me and I was feeling good about it. 

Tony Daniel had started drawing the first issue, and I was thinking about the future. My primary focus was going to be bringing this era of Batman to a close to get ready for the 5G…