Well, I had a very strong urge of inspiration.

Every time I rode a bus on my way home from university, I see this vision of a character jumping from car roof to car roof, hitching a ride while gripping his blade staff through the urban wilderness. Manila at night is a beautiful and scary place, filled with dark alleys that even the Dark Knight himself might not be able to take. So there, I made Riiya.

Riiya is an old character of mine, probably one of my first. My very close friend drew him for me, from concepts and sketches I made. Initially, Riiya had no backstory, but then I decided that, hey, why not give him one? This might be just one of those passing urges, but I'd probably return to this concept over and over in the future, after all, he was my first character concept.

And speaking of the Dark Knight, the movie looks pretty strong. I really would want to watch it. Some friends tell me that it was action-packed, but I really am just looking forward to seeing how the characters are rendered by the actors, especially Heath Ledger, the Joker. It always fascinates me how cinematography geniuses make old characters relevant to the new generation.

Regards,

fifthStitch - the Dark Knight fan