Word Balloon Comics Podcast Batman At 75 (2014) Seeley Jones Templesmith and Haun
Aug 17, 2025
59:49
From Cincy Comic Con 2014 A celebratory, no-BS look at 75 years of the Dark Knight through four very different lenses.
Tim Seeley digs into the controlled chaos of the weekly Batman Eternal writers’ room—how you pace Gotham for 52 issues and still land character beats that matter.
Kelley Jones brings the gothic: big capes, bigger shadows, and why horror belongs at the heart of Batman.
Ben Templesmith talks painting Gotham’s monsters and miracles with washes and texture, previewing the occult-crime vibe he brought to Gotham by Midnight.
Jeremy Haun zeroes in on Arkham—madness, architecture, and the Jeremiah Arkham era he helped visualize—arguing that Gotham’s institutions are as potent as its villains. Together they chart how Batman flexes across tones—
Tim Seeley digs into the controlled chaos of the weekly Batman Eternal writers’ room—how you pace Gotham for 52 issues and still land character beats that matter.
Kelley Jones brings the gothic: big capes, bigger shadows, and why horror belongs at the heart of Batman.
Ben Templesmith talks painting Gotham’s monsters and miracles with washes and texture, previewing the occult-crime vibe he brought to Gotham by Midnight.
Jeremy Haun zeroes in on Arkham—madness, architecture, and the Jeremiah Arkham era he helped visualize—arguing that Gotham’s institutions are as potent as its villains. Together they chart how Batman flexes across tones—