DC Comics’ Scott Snyder, speaking at C2E2’s All Access panel discussion Friday gave the inside scoop =on the newest “American Vampire” arc, “The Blacklist,” which picks up in 1955 in Hollywood.
“This one really brings Pearl and Skinner together killing vampires in glamorous Hollywood,” Snyder said to a crowd of eager convention-goers. “It brings back Calvin and a lot of characters in the first arc. Rafael [Albuquerque] said earlier, ‘If we both died and this was the last arc we did…that would be okay.'”
“American Vampire: Lord of Nightmares,” takes place in Europe at the same time as “The Blacklist,” but stars Felicia, Hobbs and Gus against Carpathian vampires with art by Dustin Nguyen.
Snyder also dished on “Swamp Thing,” with a cover reveal of Abby as the avatar of the Rot. “This is the big finale to the arc we’ve been doing,” said Snyder. “It brings the big arc we’ve been doing all year to a close, but it also starts the next one where we introduce Arcane.” The writer also teased a bit about the big “Animal Man” and “Swamp Thing” crossover later this year.
Snyder also discussed hotly anticipated “Batman: Night of the Owls.” “This is the big turning point where Bruce is going to kick some serious ass,” he said, saying Batman would be using every Bat-gadget to bring the hurt to the Court of the Owls. “One of the fun things about the storyline is each of the writers [got to decide] which era their Talon was going to be from,” Snyder said, referring to the generations of assassins in the Court, saying how proud and honored he was to be working with the other Bat-book writers. “I’m thrilled just to be a part of it, myself.”