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WONDER TWINS has been nominated for Best Humor book in the 'Ringo awards. I worked on this book as part of development on what became the Wonder Comics line. My big contribution was hiring my frequent collaborator Stephen Byrne, who in my view is a master storyteller.
Rebirth Squad was twice-monthly so Jim did 12 pages while Rob wrote backup stories. That was super challenging for us; the same amount of work as four twice-monthlies, really. But I love the shorts. Fabok, Reiss, Tan, Frank are only some of the great artists who helped.
A specific goal of mine for the Rebirth Squad was to restore Harley's classic characterization and look. Rob brought back the humor and intelligence, and Jim embraced a 'Harley-fied' philosophy whereby she had no one costume, but a look that could apply to any outfit.
The New 52's Suicide Squad was decidedly dark, brutal. Its followup series was more grounded and thriller-ish. Valid takes, but we thought the next Squad should be bigger, brighter, more SUPER, and crazy. We wanted to turn it to 11 right away, and we did with this:
The Suicide Squad movie material released over the weekend seems to share some of the insane energy of the SUICIDE SQUAD REBIRTH work Rob Williams and Jim Lee and I did awhile back. This was the biggest and most complicated project I'd worked on at that time, and remains a fave.
Many artists invoke the stylings of Batman: The Animated Series but Joe understands it on a deep level, synthesizing that classic approach with his own influences, idiosyncrasies and superlative drawing. I love how 'simple' this looks while also being very technically complex.
HIGH LEVEL #1 sold out on release and all six issues of the miniseries earned rave reviews. You can see why in some of these sample images below. Rob, who art directed most of NIN's output in the 21st century, designed a collected edition that is stunning. https://t.co/DEVgxmB36U
In Erica's story, we see a rare schism between Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy when Harley decides to quit villainy cold turkey. If that weren't enough for poor Pam, Harleen burns down their home. A digital-first story available here for 99 cents: https://t.co/YTyuHVoEFf
HARLEY QUINN: BLACK & WHITE & RED continues with this beautiful and delightful chapter from the mighty Erica Henderson. The co-creator of UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL, Erica is responsible for one of the best Marvel series *ever.* Was honored to edit her first DC work as a writer.
The covers are by my longtime collaborator Jamal Campbell, with whom I've worked on FAR SECTOR, GREEN ARROW REBIRTH, NAOMI and VIXEN; and Cammo with painter Marco Mastrazzo. What you see is the template we designed for the series. The heroes will change every issue.