Jim Lee, DC co-publisher, artist, writer and editor, is ready to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Batman, dishing details about the franchise to Forbes film blogger Mark Hughes.
In Lee's most recent interview with Forbes, the artist explained how DC franchise character has grown in his 75 years of existence. Lee also has opinions on the upcoming "Batman vs. Superman" film. Check out the best snippets of Lee's interview with Forbes below. You can also read the full interview here.
Lee on 75 Years Of Batman's relevance in pop culture:
"Seventy-five years is a huge amount of time for a pop culture character. You look at characters like Dick Tracy or the Phantom have kind of fallen by the wayside over the years. So many of the DC characters have remained powerful ever since the time they were first published in the '30s. I mean, it was before my time. So, just the idea of kind of passing on this creative baton to the next generation is something that's paramount in our minds as we publish the stories every single month. It's an honor to be part of that history and tradition."
I work in a very nondescript space-unconducive for press photos. THNX to a WBCP artist for letting me use her space pic.twitter.com/FPm7iAJzxw
— Jim Lee (@JimLee) November 22, 2013
Lee on his thoughts of the Caped Crusader's "modern" Batsuit:
"Ultimately, I think his costume was probably the first... most modern-looking costume of that era, in that he didn't have a big 'B' on his chest, right? He didn't need it. [Laughs] He was just a powerful symbol. Everyone else, it was all about either letters on their chest or belts. He had the horns, which honestly kind of evoke other kinds of symbolism and imagery. And he knew that, he used that to his effect. He knew that criminals were a cowardly lot, and he would scare the bejesus out of them. I think that mentality is something that resonates with people today."
Lee dishes details about Batman Day at San Diego Comic Con 2014:
"There's a huge list I could go through. Batman Day is July 23rd, it's the Wednesday of [San Diego] Comic-Con. Essentially, we're trying to convert all of the stores across the country into mini-ComicCons featuring Batman. We're going to basically do a celebration of Batman, his mythos, and his mythology. And we're going to give away a special edition Batman comic book."
