Snyder, Capullo Talk New "Batman" Villains, Batmobile & Bruce Wayne

[CBR News]

Scott Snyder & Greg Capullo discuss Jim Gordon's superheroing approach, developing Mr Bloom and "Mad Max: Fury Road's" Batmobile influence.


Full article here.

[JBatmanFan05]

I'm quite excited for Mr Bloom. And to what find out what has happened to Bruce that is not amnesia.

[AUScowboy]

Yep, this is shaping up into quite the interesting mystery! Also, i just love Capullo's responses in these interviews.

[Potanical Pardon]

Maybe "Bruce" is Clayface. Julie Madison asked him for blocks of clay instead of bags...not that it means anything, but I thought that was a writer clue. Then we also had the Triad with the brick/silicate powers too.

[Lccf]

There's definitely something off with "Bruce". When Julie points out he's a morning person, you just know you're not looking at the real deal.
... Lincoln March with a bit of surgery ???

Anyway, I loved the issue, and I loved the twist on the "Batman disappearing on the commissionner" trope.

[DragonPiece]

Maybe "Bruce" is Clayface. Julie Madison asked him for blocks of clay instead of bags...not that it means anything, but I thought that was a writer clue. Then we also had the Triad with the brick/silicate powers too.

Scott said in another interview that it's the actual Bruce, so no, it's not a fakeout like Clayface.

[Potanical Pardon]

Scott said in another interview that it's the actual Bruce, so no, it's not a fakeout like Clayface.

From a previous CBR article:

We've been talking about Jim Gordon as the new Batman, but will he be out of a job sooner rather than later? There is a hint at the end of "Batman" #41 that a very-bearded Bruce Wayne might already be back in Gotham.

Wouldn't that be funny if I did that? I don't want to give anything away about whether or not that's Bruce and where that leads.

And from yesterday's article:

I don't want to spoil anything, but I will say that this story is about Bruce [pauses] from a very different angle. It's another one of the big draws to this story for me, and I am glad that people can begin to see that.

Without giving too much away, he plays a big role in the story. Who the Bruce is that you're looking at [in those final pages], and if he is the Bruce you know or a different Bruce, all of that will be explored. I know I'm being coy, but I will say that it is Bruce. [Laughs] But the Bruce of this story, you have to wait and see why he is the way he is. It's not as simple as him having amnesia. I promise.

[JBatmanFan05]

I like that Mr Bloom sort of represents Ferguson and Baltimore and Charleston and Occupy movement and etc:

Snyder: Again, in a lot of ways, this arc is about a hero that is trying to make a bridge between the people of Gotham that are hurting after "Endgame," and their police, and their government officials. On the other hand, you have a villain that grows like a weed in the cracks -- the chasms that grow between different communities, between rich and poor, between different races, different classes, all of that. And that's what makes Mr. Bloom so scary. He's a reflection of what can go very wrong.

[I_Wumbo_You_Wumbo]

I'm excited to see what they do with bringing Bruce back. Snyder can be kinda trippy and intricate in his writing, but I feel as if it always, in the end, makes sense and wraps up the story in a satisfying way. We've got 4 issues for him to do something with bringing Bruce back, and who knows? Gordon might be Batman for even longer, either way, I think they'll do a good job. Haha just as long as Snyder and Capullo stay on to bring Bruce back. If they left in the middle and another creative team did it, I don't know how well that would work.