Comics Scribe Ed Brubaker Joins Batman: Caped Crusader as Head Writer

The upcoming Batman: Caped Crusader cartoon has fairly the artistic power behind it, rooted in each its previous and its future. Bruce Timm, one of many foundations of the legendary DC Animated Universe, is showrunning the brand new collection that plans on bringing the hero again to the noir style that helped outline the Dark Knight’s iconic 90s collection, with J.J. Abrams and The Batman director Matt Reeves readily available to government produce. A fairly sturdy pedigree, and now it’s gotten even stronger due to the addition of Ed Brubaker, co-creator of Marvel’s Winter Soldier and author of beloved comics reminiscent of Immortal Iron Fist and the creator-owned Criminal and Kill or Be Killed.

As revealed by The Hollywood Reporter, Brubaker is the pinnacle author for Batman’s new animated outing. Acting as Timm’s proper hand, he’ll run the writers room for the 10-episode first season that’s stated to be “more Batman: The Animated Series than Batman: The Animated Series.” In an announcement to Hollywood Reporter, Brubaker talked about how Animated Series served because the catalyst for his profession, and expressed his pleasure at engaged on its religious successor.

“If not for what Bruce Timm and all the talented writers and artists did with that show, things like my revamp of Catwoman with Darwyn Cooke (who worked on BTAS) and Gotham Central with Greg Rucka and Michael Lark, would never have happened…I can’t wait until the rest of the world can see what we’ve been building the last few months in the writers room. All I can say is, it’s not what anyone is expecting … but in a good way.”

Beginning in late 2000 after he took over writing duties for the primary Batman guide, Brubaker turned a constant author of the character for the 2000s. He then wrote numerous books that includes the character’s supporting solid for a number of years, together with the beloved Catwoman run with Darwyn Cooke and co-created Gotham Central with Greg Rucka and artist Michael Lark. He additionally has a stable historical past with tv, as he wrote episodes for HBO’s Westworld and Amazon’s Too Old to Die Young. You may say that neo-noir is Brubaker’s bread and butter, and it’ll be attention-grabbing to see what he, Timm, and the remainder of the artistic forces give you for audiences to see. 

Batman: Caped Crusader will premiere on Cartoon Network and HBO Max.

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