

While the mystery surrounding Abyss comprises Williamson's first four Batman issues, he hinted, " will spinoff into other things." His take also provided the story with a thematic counterpoint: if Batman moves towards the light, Williamson reasoned, Abyss represents the darkness. Williamson created a new villain based on this story idea and what he thought would be narratively and visually appealing. "To do something a little bit smaller with just Batman on a case," Williamson shared.

To avoid potentially stepping in on anyone else's plans, Williamson decided to craft his story around a smaller matter separate from the wider Bat-Family. While discussing supervillain Abyss's creation, Williamson explained that his approach to the character was informed by hearing about the Batman group's future plans from outgoing Batman writer James Tynion IV. RELATED: A Controversial Robin Villain's Dark Batman Secret Could Change Everything To help his light-hearted approach, Williamson shared that Oracle and Batman will play off each other more in his Batman run. Williamson thought this echoed what readers went through in the past couple of years, but he wants to give Batman and Gotham a much-needed win. He felt that Batman had "consecutively gone through Hell" from years of storylines stretching back to the start of the DC Rebirth era. Williamson shared that he wants to deliver a fun Dark Knight. Williamson compared this approach to " Hush," which he felt played out like the greatest hits for Batman. In particular, there'll be a scene where Gotham City celebrates the Bat Family emerging triumphant from "Fear State," but the comic will also focus on "how the city is celebrating, but Bruce can't let himself celebrate a win." A brief flashback incorporated towards the end of Batman #118 allowed Molina to illustrate Alfred Pennyworth, whose been dead in DC's modern continuity for some time. Additionally, it gave Molina things to work with that Williamson hadn't seen much of in a Batman comic. Williamson also revealed that Batman #119 and #120 scales back the crowd scenes to ease the artistic pressures on Molina. " When explaining the scene to friend Scott Snyder, Williamson praised how it gave Molina a chance to draw so much of Batman's mythos. That was what inspired Batman to be at the party with all the villains. While discussing what Molina uniquely brings to Batman's story, Williamson shared, " want to draw all the cool villains and Batman doing cool shit. He even showed Batman group editor Ben Abernathy pinup artwork Molina had done of Batman in the past. 'Cuz I'm the new V.P.Williamson admitted he's been attempting to get Molina to draw a DC title for years. If you see us in town, you know what's goin' down.

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