Snyder spoiled a tiny bit of that story for us, including what Batman’s going through during the arc: That arc will then give way to the next story, titled “The Sixth Dimension.” After “Drowned Earth,” Snyder is leaving Earth to catch up with Martian Manhunter, Green Lantern, and Hawkgirl on a mission to Thanagar Prime, the homeworld of DC’s hawk-themed characters. While Snyder teases all the funny moments to be had in the upcoming issues, there are some dark things coming down the line as well. They call it ‘Jarro.’ And he’s using it to extract memories from Starman and all this stuff, so it’s very kind of fun and over the top,” Snyder explains.
“’s got a baby Starro with him because he found a fragment of Starro and it’s in a jar.
To do this, Batman’s using an unlikely ally to get inside Starman’s memories: Starro, the giant space-starfish supervillain who met his demise during the Justice League: No Justice event last spring but is back in a new form.
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After all, Batman can’t be the only focus of a series also headlined by Superman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Aquaman, Cyborg, Hawkgirl, and Martian Manhunter. “I like playing him a little bit more off-center in Justice League, just to give other characters a chance to shine, because I feel like everyone thought I’d put Batman right at the center,” Snyder explains of his approach to Batman in the team book. But in order for a book like Justice League to work, Batman can’t just solve all the problems the team faces single-handedly. Batman is the kind of hero who is almost comical in his level of preparedness and Snyder knows it. Snyder has made a name for himself, not only for his incredibly dark Batman stories (“Death of the Family,” “Endgame,” and Dark Nights: Metal to name just a few) but for the way he’s able to write the Caped Crusader for laughs. “He’s just like, ‘Bring it! My weapons have weapons.'” Batman is alone in there in his body cast, and he takes them all on in his body cast and it’s one of my favorite scenes,” Snyder says. “The Legion of Doom actually attacks the Hall of Justice during our Aquaman arc. Snyder, ever a student of “Chekhov’s gun,” plans to put Batman’s wheelchair to good use in upcoming issues of “Drowned Earth.” But that chair has all kinds of crazy ass weapons in it,” Snyder teases. “I always wanted to do this, where he’s in a kind of ‘Professor X’ chair that holds his bones and muscles together. His limbs are basically useless, which means he’s been left out of the action, forced to wear a giant body cast that doubles as a high-tech wheelchair. But because this is Batman we’re talking about, it’s not just a wheelchair… Powered by the Totality’s incredible energy, Luthor dealt a blow that left Batman with quite a few broken bones. “He actually is having some dark stuff happen to him, where, as much as we joke about it, he’s in a body cast right now.”įor those of you who don’t know or need a refresher, Batman recently had his body completely shattered during his fight against Luthor. “I love writing him on the team because I play him more for comic relief a little bit, you know?” Snyder says. We caught up with Snyder at NYCC 2018 to talk about Justice League, what’s going on with Starman, Batman’s killer “Professor X” wheelchair, and an upcoming arc of the book, which is called “The Sixth Dimension.” The event kicks off today with Justice League #10, with art from Francis Manapul. Now that the first arc, “The Totality,” has come to an end, Justice League has now shifted focus to the five-part, Aquaman-centric “Drowned Earth” crossover event which sees the Earth flooded by an alien invasion force. Needless to say, this isn’t a small book. Along the way, we’ve also witnessed the return of Starman to the DCU, Martian Manhunter’s new role as chairman of the League, and learned of humanity’s ultimate destiny. Ten issues in, Snyder’s Justice League series has already given readers one mind-blowing epic about the creation of the DC universe as well as the dawn of Lex Luthor’s Legion of Doom. After almost a decade of exciting Batman stories, DC veteran Scott Snyder has finally been given access to the company’s entire pantheon of superheroes.
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