I don’t want to say she’s your signature character, but she’s always been a character that’s been very close to your heart, that is very much “yours.” How long has this been in the works? Stargirl, that’s got to be very exciting. It’s nice to focus on - well, I say this: It’s nice to get notes, instead of giving notes. Fifty percent of my day is the same, it’s the other stuff that came with it - I can focus more on writing, I can focus more on my comic books and television, on working with my production company Mad Ghost, and the other creative people I want to work with. It feels good! The truth is, I was writing and producing before. How does it feel to return to a more directly creative role with Shazam and Three Jokers after years working as chief creative officer for DC Entertainment? It feels good to be a little scared, like a rollercoaster, right…? It scares me a little bit, which is good. Killing Zone, it’s a whole different project. With the Killing Zone books, as well, is the idea to keep things as tonally different between projects as possible? I think this is the book that’s going to make him huge. It sees you working with Jason Fabok again, whom you worked with on Justice League. That’s what I love about Doomsday Clock and Shazam - they’re very different books.Īnd the same with Three Jokers.

Everyone tries to go, “This is your tone.” How about I’m just a writer? I can work on different things with different tones. The run you did with Gary Frank, it was a funny book, it’s different from what people expect from you, I think.Įverything I’m doing, from Shazam to Doomsday Clock, and everything in between, are super different and they should be different. He does comedy well, and one of the things about Shazam is. He said, “Oh, my God, I’d kill to do that,” so I was like, “Okay! Let’s do it!” That was it.

I talked to Dale, we were just talking, and I was telling him about Shazam. Dale Eaglesham, when we were working together on Justice Society of America, there was an issue where it was just about a pancake breakfast at a firehouse, and that’s one of my very favorite issues that we did, because of that emotion. It’s got to be such a distinct book on the stands. I only wanted to do the book if I could partner with someone who was going to bring that emotional, whimsical, superhero look to it. Gary brings such a wonderful emotional quality to all his work, but especially with Shazam, he captured those kids so well. I’d been wondering who would take over from Gary Frank on that project now that he’s busy with Doomsday Clock. Dale Eaglesham on Shazam is one of my favorite pieces of comic news so far this show.

Shazam! by Geoff Johns