Tom King and Phil Hester talk Batman, Gotham City: Year One, and noir

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NEWS

1. IDW adds DC titles to Artist Editions, including ‘Batman: Year One’ and Neal Adams classics
2. J. Michael Straczynski returns to Marvel with 'Captain America' #1
3. Marvel unveils Captain America #750 celebration milestone issue details
4. 'Moon Knight' #25 to foreshadow the end...'Knight's End'
5. Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips' 'Where The Body Was' set for December 6th
6. ‘The Complete Norse Mythology’ coming November 2023
7. WEBTOON’s ‘Love Stories’ celebrates LGBTQ+ stories

Our Top Books of the Week

Dave:

1. DC Pride (Various)
2. Clobberin' Time (2023) #3 (Steve Skroce)

Nathan:

1. DC Pride (Various)
2. Power Girl Special #1 (Leah Williams, Joanne Starer, Natacha Bustos, Marguerite Sauvage)

Standout KAPOW moment of the week:

Nathan - DC Pride 2023 (Phil Jiminez)

Dave - Detective Comics #1072 (Ram V, Ivan Reis and Stafano Raffaele)

TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK

1. Dave: Loki #1 (Dan Watters, German Peralta)
2. Nathan: New Talent Showcase: The Milestone Initiative #1 (Various)

JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.

1. Dave: The Flash #800 (Michael Cho)
2. Nathan: Groot #2 (Ernanda Souza)

Interview: Tom King and Phil Hester - Gotham Year One (TPB FOC June 11) (the interview took place March 21st)

1. Gotham Year One is a great treat for someone like myself who loves film noir, are you both fans of the genre?
2. Gotham Year One is a complex sort of story, what was the bud or start of this idea before scripting and drawing even began?
3. Gotham Year One def feels like it doesn’t necessarily need to be tied to the greater DCU or be a “Batman” book at all, so I want to know why he wanted to do this as Gotham story, not just a standalone/creator-owned series
4. Phil, I love how you play with silhouette, what goes into doing that at the opportune time and place?
5. Since this book is so noir, did either of you do any research of noir classics, or do you have any favorites?
6. The atmosphere and mood is always visually arresting too, what has it been like working with Jordie Bellaire and Eric Gapstur?
7. Tom, there are interesting connections to the Gotham we know in this series, like how crime alley got its name, were you able to fit every connection in or did any hit the cutting room floor?
8. With the final issue out the 28th, might we ever see a sequel, a year two?
9. What's next, what are you most excited for in the coming year.