GOTHAM ACADEMY Creators Talk About Its Origin

Gotham Academy is a new title from DC Comics that finally deals with a question I know we’ve all had — especially while watching The Dark Knight — what is it like to grow up in Gotham? There is the mob scene, plus a bunch of strange, costumed criminals constantly breaking out of the insane asylum and running amok, and a really, really rich dude* who dresses up like a bat and tries to fight the tidal wave of crime. That has got to lead to a messed up childhood and adolescence, right? Written by Becky Cloonan and Brendan Fletcher with art by Karl Kerschl, Gotham Academy #1 hit shelves today, and it sounds wicked fun. Read the official synopsis, then watch this video interview with the creative team at Comic-Con.

WELCOME TO GOTHAM ACADEMY! Gotham City’s most prestigious prep school is a very weird place. It’s got a spooky campus, oddball teachers, and rich benefactors always dropping by...like that weirdo Bruce Wayne. But nothing is as strange is the students!

Like, what’s up with Olive Silverlock? Is she crazy or what? Where did she go last summer? And what’s the deal with her creepy mom? And how come that Freshman MAPS is always following her around? And is she still going out with Kyle? P.S. Did you hear the rumor about the ghost in the North Hall?!

GOTHAM ACADEMY is a new, monthly teen drama set in the shadow of Batman and the craziness of Gotham City, with new characters and old plus a secret tie to Gotham’s past…

*Yes, I know that Batman’s real identity is a secret, but you’d still be able to guess that whoever was behind the mask was hella rich, right?

Via: Previews World