Now you see, Void has always pushed people to pursue their own stories and not feel constrained by a shared universe/world dynamic. But one of the things that initially interested me and that I always wished would happen just a little more, is a bit of overlap. I wanted to share this part of an interview with Scott Snyder and his current run on Batman (If you don't know who Scott Snyder is, he's a comic book writer who's currently becoming, if he hasn't already, a big name in the industry. He's written titles like American Vampire, is working on a horror series for Image called Severed and is the current writer for Swamp Thing and Batman.) But what interested me most was the way he approached his fellow writers for this 'crossover' and how he stresses that everyone should do their own thing. I always kinda wished Armageddon events had this much planning and tie in. So I find it interesting:
"Newsarama: Scott, you're heading toward a crossover event with both your Swamp Thing title and the Batman title. Plus you're co-writing the back-ups after having co-written a few other stories in the last couple years. Are you just naturally a collaborator when it comes to comics?
Scott Snyder: It's one of the things I love most about working in comics. I know it sounds cheesy, but coming from a literary background, the thing I hated the most about it, and the reason I've realized I'm tremendously happier in comics, is that I always worked alone. I mean, I loved getting to tell the stories I wanted and having creative breathing room in literary fiction, because no one's telling you what to write. So few people buy those things anyway, with short stories, that nobody is bothering you about it.
...
So I talked to the writers, and I said, "I don't want to force anything on you. The last thing I want to do is say we have to do some crossover when you guys are in the middle of your stories."
...
So it became about giving the writers plenty of lead time and asking who wants to be a part of this? And if you want to, and you want to create a story, here's the material for it. You have plenty of room. We won't be tyrants about what you have to do when."
I've only posted the snippets relating to what I found interesting but if you wanna read the whole thing and are interested in Batman in the New 52:
http://www.newsarama.com/comics/scott-snyder-batman-night-of-owls-120111.html
The Great Switcheroo
Ghost vs. Itami
@ 7:12 AM May 5th