Before earning the spotlight with his back-up stories in the New 52 Batman series, writer James T. Tynion IV was enrolled at Sarah Lawrence College in New York, where he studied under fan-favorite DC Comics writer Scott Snyder. With the help of Snyder, Tynion was able to obtain an internship at Vertigo/DC under then-Fables editor Shelly Bond. Meanwhile, Snyder's popular "The Court of Owls" arc in Batman was helping pave the way for the addition of a back-up feature in the series and under Snyder's request, Tynion was brought into script his former professor's plotted stories. Under Snyder's tutelage, Tynion then co-wrote a full issue, Batman Annual, before getting the chance to write his own series spinning off from "The Court of Owls" - Talon - launching in October 2012.
