From Grant Morrison's Panel:
www.newsarama.com/comics/SDCC-2010-Grant-Morrison-100723.html12:32 Sattler asks Morrison to talk about how far in advance he plans long-term stories, like his current run on Batman.
Friday July 23, 2010 12:32
12:33 "It starts as a tiny idea for a story," Morrison said. "Then you start to get more involved with characters in ways you don't expect, and the things come to life. I thought I was done with Batman R.I.P., then all these other ideas like Batman & Robin came about. It grows like a plant."
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12:34 Sattler asks if Morrison is happy to see concepts like Knight & Squire take off on their own. "It's great to add new things to the mythology," Morrison said. "These long-running universes will be here when we're all gone. To add a little bit to that mosaic is special."
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12:35 The first fan asks "how old" Bruce Wayne and Tim Drake are. Morrison: "It doesn't matter. You have to understand: these people aren't real. They don't live in the real world."
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12:37 "There's no science, it's the science of anything can happen in fiction," Morrison continued. "We've already got the real world. Why would you want fiction to be like the real world? In fiction, you can do anything."
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12:37 "You can't make it realistic, because it's not," Morrison said. "Batman is 75 years old, and Robin is 74 years old. But they'll never grow old, because they're different from us."
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12:51 Talk turned to specific recent issues of Batman, with Morrison saying #701 and #702 were meant to sort of "re-introduce" Bruce Wayne so it wasn't as jarring when the character came back.
Friday July 23, 2010 12:51
12:52 A fan said Batman & Robin was "mind-blowingly good." "Wait until you see #14," Morrison said.
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1:00 A fan asks Morrison about how his run has references many older Batman comics, like Robin Dies at Dawn. Morrison said one result of that decision was to "energize the Batman back catalog. You can now pick up any Batman comic and find a clue about my run." Friday July 23, 2010 1:00
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1:09 A fan dressed as a character from MST3K classic Manos: The Hands of Fate told Morrison he was first introduced to the writer's work with Arkham Asylum. "Do you have a favorite Bamtan villain?" Morrison: "It's the Joker. I like the ones I can really identify with, and I really identify with the Joker. He's got something so human, even though he's such a mess. He's got depth. I can't imagine coming up with a Riddler story. It's a nice costume, but I just can't." Friday July 23, 2010 1:09
1:10 The fan said his favorite was the Scarecrow. Morrison said that Scaregrow is good, but "Joker brings fear, too. He can kind of do what the other villains do better than them." Friday July 23, 2010 1:10
1:10 Any plans for Bat-Mite? Morrison said not right now, that it has to be "the right kind of story." Friday July 23, 2010 1:10
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1:12 A younger fan asked if Jason Todd and Batman were going to work together. "You're definitely going to see them together," Morrison said. "They might not be working together. They might be punching each other." Friday July 23, 2010 1:12
1:13 Morrison said that Jason Todd is "redeemable," that he's a good guy but "just messed up. He was a really good Robin. I think there's potential for redemption." Friday July 23, 2010 1:13
1:13 Any "love for Aunt Harriet"? Morrison said that she's already made an appearance, and the fan missed it. Friday July 23, 2010 1:13
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1:22 "Out of all your projects right now, which one do you enjoy the most?" Morrison: "I love them all. The new Batman stuff, I'm so into, I can't wait to tell people about it at the next panel."
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1:25 Fan asked Morrison if he's ever looked to the Joel Schumacher Batman movies for inspiration. "The colors are great," Morrison said. "All the UV stuff, the pop art kind of stuff." Friday July 23, 2010 1:25
1:26 "There's something in it I think is brilliant," Morrison said after cracking some jokes about the nipples on the Joel Schumacer Batman Batsuits. "There's this book I'm writing, 'Supergods,' and the Batman chapter is basically looking at all the film Batmans." Friday July 23, 2010 1:26
1:27 "Batman can sustain any interpretation, I think," Morrison surmised. Friday July 23, 2010 1:27
And now the Batman panel:
www.newsarama.com/comics/SDCC-2010-Batman-Bruce-Wayne-100723.htmlWith this brought the announcement of a new Morrison title "Batman, Inc."
Dan Didio gave some more info on it:
www.comicbookresources.com/?page=video&show_id=379544