AP2HYC: So were there any particular comics you were drawing on for source material? I know that the IndieGoGo site mentions that the Batman Animated Series as a big influence.
Brady: Well, I think you can see in the trailer there’s bits from The Killing Joke, I think we’re certainly influenced by Under the Red Hood, that’s another one that was really cool. We’re outlining… I think there’s some confusion there. The trailer is a trailer for a series, not a film.
AP2HYC: I was actually going to ask about that.
Brady: There’s so many characters teased there, because it’s not just one short film of 25 minutes, it’s supposed to be a 10 to 12 episode series.
AP2HYC: So all those villains that do appear in the trailer, won’t all appear in the pilot, they’ll be spaced out throughout those 10-12 episodes.
Brady: Exactly. They would be spaced out. The people who are listed on the IndieGoGo page, they will for sure appear in the pilot, and it mentions a handful of characters on there. But the other villains that are in the trailer that aren’t listed on the IndieGoGo page, they would appear through the series.
AP2HYC: When I was watching the trailer, it reminded me a lot of the Birds of Prey series, and I think that sort of goes along with what you’re saying. It was sort of like you said, it had that bringing the comic book to life kind of feel.
Pete: I think we’re both going for that a little bit too, blending the styles. You know, Arrow and Birds of Prey have been pretty successful as a running episodic TV show, so kind of what we’re gunning for in the long run.
Brady: I also really like the Arkham games, Arkham Asylum and Arkham City. But what I like about those games is they have that kind of more realistic, dark kind of feeling to them, but at the same time the costumes and the looks for the characters are cartoony and closer to the comic book versions. It’s finding that balance between those two aspects.
AP2HYC: The closest thing we have to a Nightwing show at this point, and even this is a bit of a stretch, is the Young Justice series. Do either of you watch the show?
Pete: I love Young Justice, I haven’t seen all the episodes but I’ve seen enough to kind of get a good idea, and I like the way that they’ve done that time jump, and I like the way they’ve done that and the way that Nightwing’s portrayed. He’s a badass. I like the job they’re doing on it, it’s a shame that Young Justice is going to be done pretty soon.
Brady: I haven’t seen a lot of Young Justice, I watch a lot of the animated films that come out. I’ve seen basically every one of those. I haven’t seen a whole lot of Young Justice. I’m a pretty big Green Lantern Animated Series fan, which is unfortunate because I’ve heard that both shows are being cancelled. We’re trying to bring Nightwing in so we have Nightwing to watch somewhere.
Pete: It’s important though, I think we’ve talked about this, Nightwing and Dick Grayson, he’s such a double-edged sword. Nightwing is so badass, like Batman, but at the same time he has that Dick Grayson old-school Robin appeal, like how he’ll crack a joke. Batman, he doesn’t really crack jokes, aside from, you know “Nice coat.” Dick Grayson has a little bit more of a personality as a vigilante, more so than Batman does. Batman obviously has a mystique and is scary as shit, but Nightwing has a little bit more of a personality when he’s in the getup.
