We spoke to Snyder and Capullo about this fantastic finale to an excellent series.
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Its been eight months sinceBatman #51hit stands.
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How does it feel to look back on it now?
I havent had a chance to look back.
Thats the problem in this business: Its an assembly line.
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So, thats kind of like what this is.
Theres no time to look because youre too busy trying to catch the chocolates.
SCOTT SNYDER: I knew that was going to be your answer, dude.
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That was your answer throughout the whole run.
It was always, No time to look.
Just work, and I love that about you.
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We tried to funnel some of the energy of the times into that throughout the run.
Was your approach to this issue the same as it was for the first 50?
CAPULLO:Yeah, I would say absolutely.
SNYDER:Yeah, I would say that, too.
Thats all that mattered to me, too.
Scott, did you take any time before writing the issue to reflect on the run?
Ultimately, our friendship was sort of the energy powering that whole thing.
Theyve seen us grow and theyve grown with us.
Its special in that way, too.
Where did the idea to end the run on a quiet night in Gotham come from?
Did you want to contrast with what came before?
SNYDER:Yeah, it was partly that.
CAPULLO:And you touched on most of what we encountered over the time, which was nice.
I think fans really liked that you referenced so many things.
What was it like for you to revisit those moments from issue #1?
CAPULLO:Its great fun.
Im as big of a fan as the reader is, so Im experiencing the same joyride.
Thats why Scott is where he is.
It makes a difference when you have children in your life.
I didnt know it.
I never wanted kids.
Now that I have them, I go, wow, that really changes your perspective on things.
That tore me to pieces, reading it and drawing it.
And Scott, why was it important for you to hit that moment in this issue?
With #51, did you encounter any challenges with nailing specific moments ?
SNYDER:Weirdly, for me, it was one of the easiest issues that Ive done.
I feel like I had it in my head awhile, but this issue was pure emotion.
This one was a joy.
This run focused on Batmans relationship to Gotham, which was portrayed as a living, ever-changing city.
What drew you to this take on the character?
Gotham is sort of, to me, an extreme version of that.
The Court of Owls really added a wonderful layer to that relationship.
In the final issue, you also tease another Court of Owls story.
Is it true that those are actually ideas for a story you came up with?
What can you tell us about that?
