New Villains for the JLA

by Jamie Robinson
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JLA15_PR_580_54d4445ad96bd6.91601900-1Bryan Hitch has been brought on as both writer and artist for the re-launch of Justice League of America this June. Hitch is not new to this title, however, having previously done the art for its run back in 2000. In a recent interview with IGN, Hitch explained his plans for the new series.
“What I’m determined to do, no matter how long I stay on JLA, is to always create new villains. If I do the next Darkseid story, the next Weapons Master or Starro the Conqueror then firstly, you’ve seen it all before you know immediately who the villain is. I want to surprise you; I want to use antagonists that aren’t automatically a villain, and hopefully make you question everybody’s motivations, fears and concerns. At least with a new villain, you don’t know quite what to expect the first time around. That’s not to say familiar faces aren’t popping up, but in terms of the main antagonists, it’s all new territory.”
He also discusses the transition from the previous New 52 JLA to his JLA, which features a slightly different roster.
“Actually, there’s a story reason in my first issue why these specific characters get involved in this adventure. There’s no sitting around a clubhouse table deciding to go off and do what they end up doing. They are pulled into it and so, that’s our cast…While it was a very organic process getting from summer 2013 to today, it was always only ever going to be Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Cyborg, Flash and Green Lantern.”

hitchHe also talks a bit about his specific art style he brings to the book.
“If I’m bringing anything, it may be a touch of the ‘classic’. I’m somewhat known for a sense of realism and it’s certainly true that I brought a feeling of reality to the superhero costumes in Ultimates, but that’s the wrong approach here. With the JLA I went back to spray-painted muscles as it’s the only way the DC stuff looks right to me. Easy to add lines and seams etc., but no creases and no sense they are wearing real clothing. I don’t want to be drawing cosplay. There has to be a sense of true legend, almost myth to the way these guys look, but you can still put them in the real world, next to real people and exaggerate their visuals, make them look like Greek heroic sculpture in motion! They are the most amazing beings in the world and they need to look like that.”
To read Hitch’s JLA run, look for it in print and digitally this June!

Source: IGN

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