IDW Editor Jake Thomas Proposes Jonathan Hickman and Steve Dillon as Dream Batman Creative Team
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Rich Johnston
A baker's-dozen of insight crammed into one ring.
Summary
IDW senior group editor Jake Thomas expressed admiration for Jonathan Hickman on the CreatorXCreator podcast, proposing a dream comic book pairing of Hickman writing Batman with the late Steve Dillon on art. Thomas, who has edited at both Marvel and IDW, shared his thoughts on Hickman's creative approach, suggesting the writer thinks in ways similar to how one would approach Batman.
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· 3 pulledJonathan Hickman may have never written Batman, but apparently he thinks like him, according to IDW editor Jake Thomas
Jake Thomas revealed his deep admiration for Jonathan Hickman and floated a dream comics pairing to Heather Antos, Jonathan Hickman writing Batman, paired with the late Steve Dillon on art
Jake Thomas, who has edited at Marvel and now IDW, is overseeing the Teenage Mutant
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