Bryan Hitch's Justice League Rebirth was released to DC Comics readers today and if you're thinking the choice of an original villains is a one-off occurrence, think again. Hitch stated that he and artist Tony Daniels plan on utilizing original villains as the main-baddies for their entire run on the series. It was an idea Hitch first had while he was writing and drawing Justice League of America.
"Rebirth for me, is something of a mission statement. We've all read Justice League comics - and I [wrote] Justice League of America, as well. It was important to reset the ground rules and say, 'This is who the team is, this is how they work, this is the kind of stuff they're going to have to deal with.' I also wanted to [use the issue] to start some slightly different relationships with the team. Rebirth is just a hint of that. "
"They're all going to be new [villains in the series]. Because we've got the core characters - we've got two new Green Lanterns, Superman, Batman, Flash, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Cyborg, I'm going to do what I intended to do had I stayed on JLA, which was introduce all new villains. You may see classic villains but they won't be "THE" villains of the piece because with them, you kind of know what to expect, you've seen it before. Though those [familiar villains] may play into the larger story themes and story ideas, I think springing new stuff on people is a lot more fun. [Back] when I read comics, it was all new."
Hitch also touches on the role the pre-New 52 Superman will play on the team in the video below. Check it out.
The face of evil may not be who you expect when DC's new Justice League series gets rolling. Debuting today from writer Bryan Hitch, Justice League: Rebirth #1 finds the team facing some surprising changes along with a major (and majorly disturbing) new threat. In this DC All Access comics clip, we talk to Hitch about what we can expect from the brand new series and how it feels handing the art duties to someone else for the first time in his career!
For more from Bryan Hitch on Justice League: http://www.dccomics.com/blog/2016/06/...
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