Questions for Steve Englehart!

[Timothy]

It's official! Legendary 1970's Batman writer Steve Englehart has agreed to be interviewed by DC within the next month, following his completion of his latest novel

So, with that being said, this man wrote one of the greatest Joker stories ever told: The Laughing Fish! (Covers are below)




List of Batman/Superman Related Works
The Adventures of Batman & Robin I, II
Batman I, II, III
Batman (movie) I, II
Batman: The Animated Series I, II
Batman Chronicles
Batman: Dark Detective I, II, III
Batman: Greatest Stories Ever Told
Batman: Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told
Batman: Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told II
Batman: Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told
Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight
Batman: Mad Hatter
Batman, Prince of Denmark
Batman: Shadow of the Batman
Batman: Stacked Deck
Batman: Strange Apparitions
Batman: Top Hat and Nails
Batman: Vow from the Grave
Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told
Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told II
Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told

Justice League of America
Justice League (animated) I, II, III, IV
JLA Classified
Multipath Adventures of Superman (game)
Superman
Superman, Multipath Adventures (game)

Post your serious questions to be answered by this legendary writer here at DC!

[Jack Napier]

Oh wow. This is awesome, Tim.

Here's a question from me. It's a bit loaded:
Mr. Englehart, I read in a recent BOF interview that you found there to be "too many substitutions" into the backstory provided for the character in Batman Begins. Some BOF posters were puzzled, but I believe I understood what you were talking about, particularly in the first hour of the movie.
I was wondering, though, if you liked the scene in which Officer Jim Gordon comforts young Bruce Wayne after the murders.
I'm asking this because it seemed to be from one of your own ideas! I read one of the pages of your treatment for the 1989 Batman film on your website in which Inspector Gordon goes to the Wayne funeral and tells Bruce and Alfred about the police search for the killer.
I also would like to ask if this (young Gordon meeting young Bruce Wayne after the deaths of Bruce's parents) was an idea of your own or if it dates back to a comic I'm unaware of?
Personally I like the idea and I was wondering who I would accredit it to.

[arkhaminmate]

Um.... one thing I hate about interviews is when you get to ask questions & your mind goes blank. anywho....

Tim Burton's Batman (plotwise) was based on Dark Detective. What's your opinion on the changes in story & characters. & the way the basic plot translated to film?

[Timothy]

My questions for Mr. Englehart would be

What aspect do you enjoy the most when it comes to writing Batman?

and

What do you believe is the Joker's weakness or tragic flaw?

[Timothy]

Sorry about the delay, guys! Life's been hectic, but I managed to e-mail Mr. Englehart with our list of questions...