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February 8, 2013: New Creative Teams for "Supergirl" and "Superboy"

DC Comics Editor-In-Chief Bob Harras and Editorial Director Bobbie Chase have revealed that certain DC Universe books like "I, Vampire", "Savage Hawkman", and "Team 7" have been cancelled, while creative teams are being changed and reshuffled on a number of other comic book titles, including "Supergirl" and "Superboy".

Looking at the some of the brand-new creative teams, writer Michael Alan Nelson will be taking over "Supergirl" from Mike Johnson, who along with Michael Green had been writing the book since issue #1. Michael Alan Nelson is known best for his darker, horror-infused comics at BOOM! - what is it about his work that made you guys think he'd be a good fit for "Supergirl?"

Harras: Well Michael is someone we wanted to work with since we started the New 52. He's been working together with us on a few issues of "Ravagers," and Eddie Berganza and he have a good relationship and have a lot of fun together. It was just suggested by Eddie that Michael had a lot of good ideas for "Supergirl" and we said, "Why not?" Again, he's a writer that we wanted to work with since we first came up with the New 52. "Ravagers" was the first step and "Supergirl" is the next. We're kind of excited about what's coming up!

Chase: "Supergirl" is another stage, and he's gotten a lot of attention. He's a really solid writer - we all think he's going to do great things.

Considering his horror past, does him coming on as writer signal a shift in tone for "Supergirl" from a slow-moving quasi-indie title to a much darker comic?

Harras: I think Supergirl in the New 52 is a very interesting character; she's certainly not the character as she's been portrayed before, and that's really what we want to explore. What is it like to be a sixteen-year-old girl who wakes up one day to find her planet is gone, her world is changed and she's not very happy about it and she feels very isolated?

Chase: It's a little dark! [Laughs]

Harras: I think we're going to be exploring that in a big way. Mike Johnson, with his nineteen issues, is a great guy and it was a great run. And again, we fully expect to work with him on another project. This is not an absolute end; Mike opted to move on to something new at this point, and we hope to work with him again on something else.

The other Super book that's getting a new writer is "Superboy," as Justin Jordan is replacing Tom DeFalco. Justin was the guy working on the now-cancelled "Deathstroke" and "Team 7." Why the shift him away from those two books to "Superboy?"

Harras: Again, with "Deathstroke" and "Team 7" where he's working with editor Eddie Berganza, the relationship and the going back and forth and discussing storylines is something they both enjoyed. When the change came up with Tom leaving "Superboy," Eddie suggested that Justin would be an interesting choice to bring a new type of voice to "Superboy."

Chase: We're looking forward to seeing what Justin's going to do with it - we're not quite sure yet! [Laughs]

Source: ComicBookResources.com.

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