Hey Chip, you rock, and you need to know it. You may have "real" friends you "see" with your "eyes" but folks like me, and folks in our AIPT Discord truly love your work and think you're the best. Keep up the great work!
some of my favorite beautiful words from you this week:
"Be kind to each other. Empathy is in short supply these days and the systems we interact with are designed that way, so please find your real life genuine friends"
and
"This past week BATMAN #146 came out. Batman has no shirt. Go buy it."
Batman was, is, and continues to be, my favorite ongoing continuous story here in American comics (for Manga it’s One Piece). I am still very impressed with how you have managed to entwine so much of your work on The Knight into your Batman run.
The revelation that Joker is revealed to have kicked off all of this from Failsafe and up till now was something very delightful, I won’t lie. Granted it was Captio’s advice that prompted it, but seeing Joker behind everything just puts a smile on my face, pun intended. Just curious, how long did joker have Captio locked up there for?
Speaking of the good doctor, how would he rank against another crazy psychiatrist like Hugo Strange? Is he as crazy or crazier than that prof?
Zur to me, is kinda a pain, because he just reminds me of all the worst aspects of Bruce Wayne as Batman, but if there is one thing he’s done I do approve of, it’s that he’s not giving Quinn a pass. Yeah I get it, she’s hot, popular, likeable, and hot, hence why she gets a lot of slack despite all the crap she’s done and the bodies on her, but I won’t lie, seeing Zur call out the fact she’s never really been held to account for all the people she’s killed with Joker, is kinda refreshing. Still looking forward to him being taken down, but yeah, it’s a small thing I am actually impressed by.
Curious, what’s the name for the arc to follow this Dark Prisons one? If I may ask?
Looking forward to seeing how this ends up turning out, Chip!
So does Bats have biscuits in his belfry? Sheesh. Put your shirt back on Bruce, yikes. What are you trying to compete with Whisper Queens or Matt Murdock (Haha, not!)
This post was not brought to you by white wine, though I did consume tacos on Tuesday. I am glad you had both and are thoroughly refreshed/refueled.
So you’re scaling back on interviews, Chip? 🥺🙏🥺 I understand, will miss hearing your wit and stories this way. It would be fun to discuss DD with you a bit more in depth after both omnibuses are released (Pardon my cold pitch, Chip.)
May you have an awesome weekend, Chip. Thanks for always making me laugh & love comics even more. That’s no biscuits!
Hello! I hope you are feeling less foggy and I am thrilled White Trees is drawing closer.
I also really liked 146 this week. How soon into writing did you have this storyline planned and did upcoming Waid events change it? Or is this storyline and how it ties into everything happening in Batman before something you had before getting the gig?
I can only imagine that you and crew (paid friends, real friends, intern friends, etc) have someone point out where to get Tacos and White Wine at c2e2, and to decompress from the con -- but if you want a list of amazing places, as a chicago native, I'll give you a list of recommendations.
Your words are beautiful. Your Batman run rocks. Thank you!
I just want to say, as a total rando internet person, that this is written in a way that implies that three tacos is an indulgence. While I don't know the particular circumstances of the tacos at issue, I just wanted to express that it is probably a reasonable amount of tacos, and the world likely won't end if an occasion ever calls for more than three tacos.
This Batman has been pretty darn epic. Giving Joker this Zur based motivation adds a lot of extra weight to events like Death of the Family, and ALSO it explains why Joker didn't REALLY care when Dick was Batman! It's so cool. Reminds me a lot of the pre-flashpoint Batman stuff, which is my favourite era. DC has been firing on all cylinders lately, and I'm glad I picked this run up just cuz it had your name on it. For the first time multiple people in my real circles are reading Batman again and it's pretty damn cool. Feels like some of that pre-new 52 energy around comics discussion is back
I know this is a safe space and all and we try to be polite but, damn man, Batman was FUCKING AWESOME. And shirtless. This is shaping up to be almost as great as Waid’s Daredevil run. 😉
But in all honesty, I love that you found a thread and pulled it. It’s almost this meta moment of having heard the insanity that is often the “is it in continuity?” refrain, stood it in its head, introduced compelling neo-myths to feed the conversation and then said it’s all one big story. On top of your already brilliant take that Batman’s planning compulsion would be HIS undoing, not his friends’ or foes’.
You know what, my go-to in any rough week is reading your books, which always immediately makes me feel better. Anyway, hope that better weeks will be coming up soon!
Hey Chip, you rock, and you need to know it. You may have "real" friends you "see" with your "eyes" but folks like me, and folks in our AIPT Discord truly love your work and think you're the best. Keep up the great work!
dear chip,
thank you for your beautiful words as always!
some of my favorite beautiful words from you this week:
"Be kind to each other. Empathy is in short supply these days and the systems we interact with are designed that way, so please find your real life genuine friends"
and
"This past week BATMAN #146 came out. Batman has no shirt. Go buy it."
thank you for sharing!
love
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Batman was, is, and continues to be, my favorite ongoing continuous story here in American comics (for Manga it’s One Piece). I am still very impressed with how you have managed to entwine so much of your work on The Knight into your Batman run.
The revelation that Joker is revealed to have kicked off all of this from Failsafe and up till now was something very delightful, I won’t lie. Granted it was Captio’s advice that prompted it, but seeing Joker behind everything just puts a smile on my face, pun intended. Just curious, how long did joker have Captio locked up there for?
Speaking of the good doctor, how would he rank against another crazy psychiatrist like Hugo Strange? Is he as crazy or crazier than that prof?
Zur to me, is kinda a pain, because he just reminds me of all the worst aspects of Bruce Wayne as Batman, but if there is one thing he’s done I do approve of, it’s that he’s not giving Quinn a pass. Yeah I get it, she’s hot, popular, likeable, and hot, hence why she gets a lot of slack despite all the crap she’s done and the bodies on her, but I won’t lie, seeing Zur call out the fact she’s never really been held to account for all the people she’s killed with Joker, is kinda refreshing. Still looking forward to him being taken down, but yeah, it’s a small thing I am actually impressed by.
Curious, what’s the name for the arc to follow this Dark Prisons one? If I may ask?
Looking forward to seeing how this ends up turning out, Chip!
So does Bats have biscuits in his belfry? Sheesh. Put your shirt back on Bruce, yikes. What are you trying to compete with Whisper Queens or Matt Murdock (Haha, not!)
This post was not brought to you by white wine, though I did consume tacos on Tuesday. I am glad you had both and are thoroughly refreshed/refueled.
So you’re scaling back on interviews, Chip? 🥺🙏🥺 I understand, will miss hearing your wit and stories this way. It would be fun to discuss DD with you a bit more in depth after both omnibuses are released (Pardon my cold pitch, Chip.)
May you have an awesome weekend, Chip. Thanks for always making me laugh & love comics even more. That’s no biscuits!
Aww, so wholesome this week Chip. Cheers 🥂
Hello! I hope you are feeling less foggy and I am thrilled White Trees is drawing closer.
I also really liked 146 this week. How soon into writing did you have this storyline planned and did upcoming Waid events change it? Or is this storyline and how it ties into everything happening in Batman before something you had before getting the gig?
Chip, you may be pulling back but our beards will want to have visitation rights through the screen eventually. Will you deny the beards that???
Thanks again for your time and great conversation! I'm sorry Actual Dracula got a bit to batty for you :)
Sigh. I actually watch these Chipsterviews so how desolate is that?
I can only imagine that you and crew (paid friends, real friends, intern friends, etc) have someone point out where to get Tacos and White Wine at c2e2, and to decompress from the con -- but if you want a list of amazing places, as a chicago native, I'll give you a list of recommendations.
Your words are beautiful. Your Batman run rocks. Thank you!
I just want to say, as a total rando internet person, that this is written in a way that implies that three tacos is an indulgence. While I don't know the particular circumstances of the tacos at issue, I just wanted to express that it is probably a reasonable amount of tacos, and the world likely won't end if an occasion ever calls for more than three tacos.
"fog on the brain & heart" is a great descriptor & sounds quite familiar. glad you got a peek outside the fog & that you're taking care of yourself
This Batman has been pretty darn epic. Giving Joker this Zur based motivation adds a lot of extra weight to events like Death of the Family, and ALSO it explains why Joker didn't REALLY care when Dick was Batman! It's so cool. Reminds me a lot of the pre-flashpoint Batman stuff, which is my favourite era. DC has been firing on all cylinders lately, and I'm glad I picked this run up just cuz it had your name on it. For the first time multiple people in my real circles are reading Batman again and it's pretty damn cool. Feels like some of that pre-new 52 energy around comics discussion is back
Hope you're doing well man
I know this is a safe space and all and we try to be polite but, damn man, Batman was FUCKING AWESOME. And shirtless. This is shaping up to be almost as great as Waid’s Daredevil run. 😉
But in all honesty, I love that you found a thread and pulled it. It’s almost this meta moment of having heard the insanity that is often the “is it in continuity?” refrain, stood it in its head, introduced compelling neo-myths to feed the conversation and then said it’s all one big story. On top of your already brilliant take that Batman’s planning compulsion would be HIS undoing, not his friends’ or foes’.
Really good stuff. Honestly, it’s Waid-esque…
These "friends" you speak of - where can one acquire some?
Sending the appropriate amount and nature of love as befits a fan to a creator. Take care.
You know what, my go-to in any rough week is reading your books, which always immediately makes me feel better. Anyway, hope that better weeks will be coming up soon!
Lol f'in love your substack!