Letters to Justice League #27

Thank God! Anyone who has spoken to me for the past month would know how disappointed in myself I was after the complete failure of the last issue, and with this story I found the inspiration to move forward. I'm glad you liked it!



Good! I wanted to focus more on the lower tier this issue, and the story went through a lot of revisions over a very short period of time until it hit this version, and I'm chuffed with how it ended up. Originally, this was going to be the first in a series of done-in-ones but once I found my footing with the characters, and their voices, I had to launch in an insane three-parter that piggy-backed over certain developments in this story!



You do indeed! A lot of story seeds were planted in this issue, and it launches the mission statement for the title that I have-- that every single arc/issue should be an event unto itself, and could potentially be a crossover event with other titles. I need to talk to you about it, actually, because there's a big story that came up in talks with Mike Hewison that you might be interested in...



The thing is with this issue, and Don'll know this, is that I wanted it to be a moving story, because I've never written one of those before, not consciously. I wanted this to be the kind of story that stays with you, that creates an emotion within you, and I don't think I fully succeeded, but I do think I'm on my way to being able to accomplish what is one of the hardest things a writer can do. With Schwartz, I wanted to create an overbearing sense of sadness, and the complete lack of his daughter... well, it would, wouldn't it? The addition of the Hawkman scenes came from a suggestion by Mark Bowers, and the issue wouldn't have been as effective if it wasn't for his input.



The majority of the "Big Seven", in my eyes, have a very macroview of superheroing, and yeah, you've got Batman, who is the epitome of street level, so he's the exception that proves the rule when it comes to these really cosmically powerful beings, so with these new characters-- and yes, I acknowledge that Firestorm has been on the team before, and that'll be addressed somewhere, I have the scene written-- I wanted the microview addressed, the needs of the few, as opposed to the many. Doctor Light hasn't fought the New Gods. Animal Man hasn't punched Despero in the face. They're used to a smaller scale, and so they, right now, think on one. But that'll change very soon...



Completely! But you can't make such a drastic change to the make up of a universe without something coming and biting you in the ass, I can tell you that. Kevin Feeney has done some amazing work with The Flash, and I don't want people to forget that, so this is in homage to his work, and will probably be the only issue that directly links to other storylines on site. Justice League will be marching to it's own beat, and so we won't have to worry about accidentally blurring the lines between this and the main character's own titles.



And rightly so, too. Mark Saxton is a valued member of the site, and he's only been a member for a few months now! I hope to get him back on the book, but Jamie Rimmer and his imitable style is back next issue, and you can catch Mark's work across the site on a variety of books.



Thank you again, Dave. Always brilliant to hear from you!

Thank you, I'm much more comfortable with how this issue came out than the issue previous, and this was as much a Flash story as it was a Justice League story. Like I've said, this'll be the only story of it's kind to really have such a direct "continuation", thematically at least, with a solo series. The cast is coming together too. Expect some additions to the roster with #31. Oh, and #29. That's going to be a good one. Reaction provoking.



Soon.

Thank God! After the mis-step that was the issue previous, I had fears people wouldn't come back, but I'm glad you did. I really enjoyed writing this story, and it helped me find my niche with the characters. Glad you're back onboard



I don't think Katar would be angry all the time, is all. I wanted to find a happy medium with the hardcore warrior that he is, that takes no £$%^ from anyone, and also this noble creature, because he's, to me, a knight, no matter what. He's fast becoming one of my favourite guys to write on site.



Doctor Light was a late addition to the series, and you just wait till she meets her predecessor. Crikey. Firestorm is a big part of #28, and I know that Alex and I have discussed a relaunch of his ongoing, so hopefully that'll come to fruition. Lots of plans everywhere!



Thank you, that means a lot. Don raised the bar so high, it's a bugger to try and reach that, but I think I have it in me.



Thanks for reading, and yes, Mark Saxton delivered all the way!

Cheers!

I'm glad you liked it. It was a very intensive issue to write, tying it somewhat into The Flash, and having to go through many rewrites to just get the right tone. I know I didn't hit it like I intended to, but I think it works, none the less-- even if it's not in the way I wanted it to.



Wonder Woman is one of my favourite characters, and it's great to be writing her again, even if I do have to balance out her appearances with a score of other heroes. Glad you enjoyed it.



Something big is coming that might appease you, sir ;D



I don't mind that it was so obvious, I think it still worked, and I'm glad that it did for you!



Again, thanks for the kind words, Jamie!