I started this style with Long Halloween in mind. The whole thing I wanted to do, from when I started it.

Is this part of a new animation style or animation process?īL : Yeah, It is actually hand-animated. In these last couple of movies, I've noticed the character design has a bit of a thicker outline. And Tim ( Sheridan – Batman: The Long Halloween ) definitely fleshed out certain things that were there in one panel or two, but it definitely meant more in the finished script for the screen. We did a deep dive going through the script, and the story, or the books. Just little things we found out while working out the story for this. Also, it would have worked in the comic too. So we kind of bridged a few things that we saw while working out the plot ideas that we could fully keep, and also finding out what the story entailed as far as family and things, what we could fuse together that actually makes it work cinematically as a story. And then it was just a matter of trying to fuse the characters' stories… more in line to where we- because once reading Long Halloween again, after I hadn't read it in like ten years, realizing, oh yeah, this story arc with this character doesn't exactly connect up with where so and so should be. You know, it works on the comics page, but it doesn't exactly adapt to the screen. And content that just, that wouldn't work on screen. The main issue was only cutting out content that was redundant. What are some of the challenges to adapting such an iconic story, with reams of content, into an animated movie?īL : It's a matter of trying to keep things exactly the intent of the story and not try to screw it up. The original Batman: The Long Halloween story takes place over thirteen issues.

Dark Victory I really like too, you know? It's tough, but it's definitely in the top five. So I would rank this in and around number five. There was also the Ra's Al Ghul Story Denny O'Neil, Neil Adams. How important is Batman: The Long Halloween as a story, or where would you rank it as far as Batman or DC stories go?īutch Lukic: I really liked Batman: Year One, with Frank Miller and (David) Mazzucchelli. In anticipation of the Blu- Ray and Digital release, the DC Animation veteran joins Bleeding Cool's Jimmy Leszczynski for a one on one chat about the challenges of adapting such a beloved tale and his approach to a European/ French style of animation. From his start as a storyboard artist to director and producing, Butch has forgotten more about the industry than most can remember. Supervising Producer Butch Lukic ( Justice Society World War II, Batman: The Animated Series ) helms the adaptation sprinkling in details and nuance that only three-plus decades in animation can provide.

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