Here's something that looks interesting: Paul Dini, producer of the 1990s Batman Adventures animated series, creates an original graphic novel for Vertigo that's modeled on the time he was mugged:
From The Hollywood Reporter: "Paul Dini Revisits His Traumatic Past With 'Dark Night: A True Batman Story' (Exclusive)"
In 1993, the co-creator of Batman villain Harley Quinn (being played by Margot Robbie in next summer’s Suicide Squad) and winner of several Emmys for writing Batman animated shows, was walking down La Peer Drive in Los Angeles one evening when two men approached him and mugged him. It was so bad that parts of his head were shattered – his zygomatic arch, for one — while parts of his skull “powdered on impact,” according to the doctors. He needed surgery.
Now, more than two decades later, Dini is revisiting that traumatic event with a highly personal graphic novel. Coming in June 2016, the book isn’t an indie but rather hails from DC’s imprint Vertigo and features the Caped Crusader and his rogues' gallery as a kind of Greek chorus. Titled Dark Night: A True Batman Story, it is one of the most autobiographical books ever published by the company.
“What makes Batman and what makes other superheroes work is the myth that when life is at its lowest, and when you need a hero, a hero swings down and helps you,” Dini says over breakfast in Studio City, suddenly overcome by emotion and choking back tears. “And I didn’t have that."
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That does look interesting.
I'm down for this! I have to admit that I'm personally not on board for all of the new Vertigo titles, but I'm happy that so many of them seem to be catching hold, and I'm also impressed with the way they're trying new things. I'm glad he's bringing his personal narrative back to DC.