My favorite Batman stories were very much in conversation with the zeitgeist over the years. — Scott Snyder Copy Share Image
On this global stage, Superman is someone that we can all look up to and he's almost kind of ultimately American. — Scott Snyder Copy Share Image
In a post-9/11 world, 'Batman' is less about scaring bad people into the shadows than he is about bringing good people out… — Scott Snyder Copy Share Image
The only way to write Batman, if you get the chance - and I hope everyone out there gets the chance -… — Scott Snyder Copy Share Image
A post-9/11, modern take being Batman training people to be the heroes they know they can be on their own. — Scott Snyder Copy Share Image
One of the things that's great is that Batman is a character that lends himself to very personal stories. — Scott Snyder Copy Share Image
Having that North Star for every story [about Batman] is really key for me. It allows me to go farther and farther… — Scott Snyder Copy Share Image
Duke is a character who believes that heroism and the Robin mantle can exist entirely separate from Batman himself. — Scott Snyder Copy Share Image
I love everybody in Gotham. Gotham suits me really well. I'll write anything from 'Nightwing' to 'Batgirl' and any of the villains. — Scott Snyder Copy Share Image
With 'Batman,' I actually had a really bad period when we started 'Zero Year,' right at the beginning, I just wasn't taking… — Scott Snyder Copy Share Image
There's an element of ego to writing the Riddler. You research a lot of things that you end up jettisoning as a… — Scott Snyder Copy Share Image
I love The End of the Batman story. I have my original copy, the hardcover, at my house from when I was… — Scott Snyder Copy Share Image
The fun of superhero comics is finding ways to turn the pieces that you know so that they're suddenly about things that… — Scott Snyder Copy Share Image
The Batman that I loved growing up, the thing that Frank Miller did in 'The Dark Knight Returns,' is that he's so… — Scott Snyder Copy Share Image
[Duke] is the same way that Harper Row is a character who doesn't want to know who you are beneath the mask,… — Scott Snyder Copy Share Image
What Batman is saying is that, "I want to try something new that's more about this era and this moment." And I… — Scott Snyder Copy Share Image
I spoke to Geoff Johns a lot. We went back and forth, and found a way to bring up the best qualities… — Scott Snyder Copy Share Image
I was on Batman with "Superheavy" or "Zero Year" where there was a lot of fun and bombast, but it was also… — Scott Snyder Copy Share Image
I think thing that makes Batman so endlessly interesting is that he's one of the most flawed and deeply human characters, even… — Scott Snyder Copy Share Image
First of all, what made him [Duke in "Zero Year"] captivating is this sense of somebody who wants to save the city… — Scott Snyder Copy Share Image
What I'm interested in exploring with Clark Kent is when you have the power to do something that goes beyond what you… — Scott Snyder Copy Share Image
The thing with Superman is that he's completely emotionally open to the reader. Meaning what he tells you is what he's feeling;… — Scott Snyder Copy Share Image
Batman is the one you go to for answers and Clark Kent is the one you go to to really do the… — Scott Snyder Copy Share Image
The secret to 'Year One' is that it's a Jim Gordon story. It's a great Bruce Wayne story, don't get me wrong,… — Scott Snyder Copy Share Image
There's nothing comparative to Damien [the current Robin] or any of the other characters. I love those characters. And this isn't, "This… — Scott Snyder Copy Share Image
[Bruce] sees a lot of himself in [Batman], you know? You could argue that something even worse than what happened to Bruce… — Scott Snyder Copy Share Image
Bruce sees in this character - who fought all the way through "Superheavy" when his parents were missing, and now is determined… — Scott Snyder Copy Share Image
"The Cursed Wheel" is the heart of the whole year on All-Star. All-Star is a series that's largely compartmentalized so that every… — Scott Snyder Copy Share Image
People at Marvel and DC, we're rooting for each other. And when we're friends, like me and Jeff Lemire, or Charles Soule,… — Scott Snyder Copy Share Image
I think thing that makes Batman so endlessly interesting is that he's one of the most flawed and deeply human characters, even though he… — Scott Snyder Copy Share
Vampires as creatures have evolved over time as different vampire bloodlines have hit different populations of humans. Every once in a while the blood… — Scott Snyder Copy Share
I use a lot of narration; I have a very prosaic style. I like to get you invested in the character first and do… — Scott Snyder Copy Share
[Bruce] sees a lot of himself in [Batman], you know? You could argue that something even worse than what happened to Bruce happened to… — Scott Snyder Copy Share
My favorite Batman stories were very much in conversation with the zeitgeist over the years. — Scott Snyder Copy Share
When I've gone through those periods of depression or anxiety, it's almost like your body is telling you constantly with these panics that the… — Scott Snyder Copy Share
There's an element of ego to writing the Riddler. You research a lot of things that you end up jettisoning as a writer, and… — Scott Snyder Copy Share
"The Cursed Wheel," which Declan [Shalvey] is starting here, is the one constant. It's a story in the backups that will go through the… — Scott Snyder Copy Share
Batman is the one you go to for answers and Clark Kent is the one you go to to really do the right thing.… — Scott Snyder Copy Share
“Times moves differently down here in the dark. With no sunlight or shadows. No weather at all. There's no future, no right now. Nothing… — Scott Snyder Copy Share
I was on Batman with "Superheavy" or "Zero Year" where there was a lot of fun and bombast, but it was also personal. [In… — Scott Snyder Copy Share
First of all, what made him [Duke in "Zero Year"] captivating is this sense of somebody who wants to save the city regardless of… — Scott Snyder Copy Share
What I'm interested in exploring with Clark Kent is when you have the power to do something that goes beyond what you think is… — Scott Snyder Copy Share
With 'Batman,' I actually had a really bad period when we started 'Zero Year,' right at the beginning, I just wasn't taking care of… — Scott Snyder Copy Share
![“Having that North Star for every story [about Batman] is really key for me. It allows me to go farther and farther off the reservation.” quote by Scott Snyder](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/e97/scott-snyder-9381_batman_having-that-north-star-for-every-story-a_2447676.jpg)
![“[Duke] is the same way that Harper Row is a character who doesn't want to know who you are beneath the mask, and that makes her interesting. She'll show up and help Batman, but she never wants to know if he's Bruce Wayne.” quote by Scott Snyder](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/c63/scott-snyder-9381_batman_duke-is-the-same-way-that-harper-row-is_2012179.jpg)
![“What Batman is saying is that, "I want to try something new that's more about this era and this moment." And I do think that it speaks to a modern take [as opposed] to a 90s take or a 2000s take being maybe the older program about having a sidekick.” quote by Scott Snyder](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/f05/scott-snyder-9381_eras_what-batman-is-saying-is-that-i-want-to_2036492.jpg)
![“I was on Batman with "Superheavy" or "Zero Year" where there was a lot of fun and bombast, but it was also personal. [In All-Star], I wanted to take that to its complete extreme, like the end of the Earth extreme, where it's over-the-top humorous, yet at the same time really deeply about what I…” quote by Scott Snyder](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/d7d/scott-snyder-9381_all-stars_i-was-on-batman-with-superheavy-or-zero_776848.jpg)
![“First of all, what made him [Duke in "Zero Year"] captivating is this sense of somebody who wants to save the city regardless of whether Batman wants to or not, but has been inspired by Batman. He's always been - not combative with Batman or anything - but I think he has a sense that what Robin is…” quote by Scott Snyder](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/74a/scott-snyder-9381_captivating_first-of-all-what-made-him-duke-in-zero_842896.jpg)
![“There's nothing comparative to Damien [the current Robin] or any of the other characters. I love those characters. And this isn't, "This is better than that." I think a couple of people misread what we had said in the first issue about that stuff.” quote by Scott Snyder](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/907/scott-snyder-9381_character_there-s-nothing-comparative-to-damien-th_2647265.jpg)
![“[Bruce] sees a lot of himself in [Batman], you know? You could argue that something even worse than what happened to Bruce happened to [Duke's] parents, who are now Joker-ized*. They're not just gone or irretrievably lost. And I'm NOT curing them, so you can put that out there! There's no relief…” quote by Scott Snyder](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/b06/scott-snyder-9381_arguing_bruce-sees-a-lot-of-himself-in-batman-yo_269176.jpg)
