The following article contains spoilers from Batman #130, on sale now from DC.

Batman writer Chip Zdarsky explained to CBR in an exclusive interview how the Dark Knight's free fall from the moon to Earth had to make at least some sort of scientific sense.

In Batman #130 (by Zdarsky, Jorge Jiménez, Tomeu Morey and Clayton Cowles), Bruce Wayne finds himself falling approximately 200,000 miles after he's sent flying to earth when his robotic enemy Failsafe blows up the Justice League Watchtower on the moon. While the situation is less than ideal, Batman manages to survive the fall and crashes down onto the planet in one piece thanks to some quick thinking and his Batsuit's durability.

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Speaking to CBR in an exclusive interview, Zdarsky touched on how he went about writing this moment and how it was further bolstered by Jiménez's art. "I always had the idea that Batman would be on the run a bit, and I had the phrase 'from the depths of the ocean to the height of the moon' in my head," he explained. "It felt like it would be just a sublimely ridiculous Batman moment to somehow get from the moon to earth with just a few key bits of technology and his amazing mind. Ryan [North] helped a ton. We talked through what would be just plausible enough in this world for this Batman. A lot of talk about g-force, the frictionless nature of outer space, the heat resistance of a top-notch batsuit -- the math of it all. It's ludicrous and fun, and Jorge [Jiménez] drew the hell out of it."

Zdarsky Maps Out the Future of Batman

With Batman #130 marking the end of the "Failsafe" arc, Zdarsky also touched on what the future holds in store for the Dark Knight. He said, "I think I'm looking forward to the tonal shift and how readers react to it! This is the opposite of Batman falling from the moon. This is him in the gutters, in the streets, fighting a hopelessness that has its hooks into Gotham. It's one of my favorite parts about Batman, the fact that there are so many ways to envision the character and his stories."

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When asked how many story arcs he currently has planned for Batman, Zdarsky added, "I've told DC that I'll stay on the book until they fire me. We've got a year fully worked out, another year in progress, and I've got a notebook with stuff for beyond that. I also understand this is a coveted spot, and if I slip up and people aren't into my "Batman joins the circus" arc, I'll be gently ushered away and some young punk -- some goddamn young punk! -- will take the throne. Then I'll give a bunch of interviews about how comics were better back in my day.​​​​​​​"

Batman #130 features cover art by Jiménez and variant cover art by Jock, David Marquez and Stjepan Šejić. The issue is on sale now from DC.

Source: CBR