'I'll just say two words – "East Timor"': An interview with Norm Breyfogle¹

Norm Breyfogle (27 February 1960–24 September 2018) is widely recognized for his six years (1987–93) spent illustrating various Batman titles for DC Comics, most notably Detective Comics, Batman and Batman: Shadow of the Bat. He also illustrated several prestige edition one-shots set within the Batman narrative universe, including Batman: Birth of the Demon (1992), which he hand-painted, and the 'Elseworlds' stories, Batman: Holy Terror (1991), Batman: The Abduction (1998) and Batman: Dreamland (2000). In this interview, undertaken in 2007, he discusses his approach to cover design and interior art; the comic industry; how he came to work on Batman; his collaborations with writer Alan Grant; reflections on the character of Anarky; details on an unpublished three issue Anarky storyline involving East Timor and US arms sales to Indonesia; how Batman has changed over the decades; as well as his thoughts on how Jim Aparo, Marshall Rogers and Frank Miller drew Batman.