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More Newsarama exclusives. This time with writer Gail Simone about her return to Bird of Prey in the Spring.
Newsarama: This is exciting news for your fans, Gail. Did you have to fight very hard for this?
Gail Simone: I didn’t, really. Geoff Johns approached me with the idea, and he is really the guy who sold me on it. I am not so egotistical as to think I’m the only person who could write Birds of Prey, and I felt going back was a very unlikely scenario, so much so that I had pretty much put the idea right out of my mind, even though I missed the characters terribly.
But Geoff pointed out that the absence of the book left a real hole in the DCU line-up, something that no other book could quite fill. And he was relentless and encouraging, and in the end, my own selfishness played a massive role, because I simply adore the characters and love writing that book. So if you love BOP, thank Geoff next time you see him, okay?
Nrama: Is the overall concept the same? With them operating as a team with Oracle as leader? Or has any of that changed?
Simone: There are some new twists, but the core concept is just one of those things that can’t be improved upon, in my opinion. The core team is Oracle, Huntress, and Black Canary, with Lady Blackhawk providing support.
But beyond that, there’s a ton of new stuff — some very cool, slightly scary new additions, some new obstacles they’ve never faced before, and quite possibly my favorite villain I’ve ever created. This one is a bloody keeper!
Gail Simone: I didn’t, really. Geoff Johns approached me with the idea, and he is really the guy who sold me on it. I am not so egotistical as to think I’m the only person who could write Birds of Prey, and I felt going back was a very unlikely scenario, so much so that I had pretty much put the idea right out of my mind, even though I missed the characters terribly.
But Geoff pointed out that the absence of the book left a real hole in the DCU line-up, something that no other book could quite fill. And he was relentless and encouraging, and in the end, my own selfishness played a massive role, because I simply adore the characters and love writing that book. So if you love BOP, thank Geoff next time you see him, okay?
Nrama: Is the overall concept the same? With them operating as a team with Oracle as leader? Or has any of that changed?
Simone: There are some new twists, but the core concept is just one of those things that can’t be improved upon, in my opinion. The core team is Oracle, Huntress, and Black Canary, with Lady Blackhawk providing support.
But beyond that, there’s a ton of new stuff — some very cool, slightly scary new additions, some new obstacles they’ve never faced before, and quite possibly my favorite villain I’ve ever created. This one is a bloody keeper!
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(Source - Newsarama)
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