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Brian Michael Bendis’recent journeying into DC Comicshas already take many change to Superman ’s life , but it ’s the upcoming miniseriesEvent Leviathanthat will be rewrite the secret plan for the world of superheroes by putting every secret agency from ARGUS to Checkmate at risk of extinction . While the grand - scale event does complain off its first of six issues until June 12th , Bendis has already been found seeds in the last few issues ofAction Comics -and those seeded player begin to grow in the 25 - centDC ’s Year of the Villainone - shot , out this Wednesday .
The 8 - page fib inDC ’s Year of the Villainacts as the perfect appetizer for the full meal , showcasing Barbara Gordon as she ’s approached by the mysterious Leviathan themselves about the new earthly concern club and how she can be a part of it . When asked what made Batgirl specifically so attractive to the shadowy organization , Bendis hint that she ’s not the only one to get this discourse . " There ’s go to be a quite a few - and I really love this about them , this is not a negative - that they journey through the DC universe and have different role . " He explained her position further , enounce , " She ’s had different status quos , and a character that ’s had different condition quos for Leviathan would seem like an easy target area . Like ' you want what I need , and you ’re not getting it doing what you ’re doing . Come on circuit card . ' "
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So while that make up Barbara the first potential suspect to be working with Leviathan , she ’s not the only one introduce in the 25 - cent comic . Nor is she alone among the pool of possible traitors , one of whom may be the brainiac themselves , who crop up come out inEvent Leviathan#1 . " We have a story where almost everyone in DC is a defendant . It could be anybody , " Bendis teased . " And so the great investigator have to come together and solve that showcase before the sunup , because in the morning , something else is going to happen . "
DC ’s Year of the Villainalso marks the start of the collaboration with creative person Alex Maleev for this specific project , and the interplay between the storey and nontextual matter in both it andEvent Leviathan # 1make it clear just how in sync the two are as creators . " I just leaned into of his effectiveness , and then on top of that [ we ] tried to push each other into expanse we would not go ourselves , " he explained , emphasizing how the detective noir aspect of the serial publication was tailored specifically for Maleev . " He ’s just been wait around for Batman again . I knew whatever story we would tell , I would ensure that this was rivet on his talent and his worldview . And , boy , he brought it . "
Batman makes his bearing known inEvent Leviathan#1 , but he ’s also not the only tec trying to solve the on-going crisis . Lois Lane and Steve Trevor both have all important roles to play as investigators , while at the same time casting enough doubt to make them possible culprit . The writer promise Lois " the most severe woman in the world , " and not because of her marriage to Superman . Rather it ’s the combination of " where she grew up , who her Fatherhood is " and the fact that " she has memory access to the publish button and one of the openhanded media avail in the world . " She ’s certainly powerful enough to stand up up to Leviathan , but is she brazen enough to craft a new world order on her own ?
Trevor , meanwhile , may not seem like much of a scourge on his own give way his history as Wonder Woman ’s looker - but his work with ARGUS has made him fast on his feet . Not only doesEvent Leviathan#1 hold a neat bit where he give away how much work his representation has put into essentially out - think Batman , but as Bendis claimed , " He ’s done nothing but make himself more of a suspect . If nothing , he ’s certainly in a terrible post because someone ’s got to pay the check . Someone ’s going to have to get in front of Congress and get their ass kicked . "
Other big player in the story include Plastic Man , Manhunter , and the Question . Bendis hint that the latter has a big office especially , which reader have been excited for thanks to his abbreviated but iconic appearances in his ravel so far . " All I ’ll say right now is that we ’re set it up so that Greg Rucka can write the character , which is what everybody wants , " he added .
Bendis also previewed the 80 - pageSuperman : Leviathan Rising Special , come out May 29th , with artistic creation by Yannick Paquette and more . The cock-a-hoop preliminary toEvent Leviathanwill include " a giant move by Leviathan itself and Talia , " as well as a chapter by Greg Rucka and Mike Perkins present the new Lois Lane series . But Bendis save one of his favorite previews for last : " What I ’m really activated about is Matt Fraction coming on to do Jimmy Olsen with Steve Lieber . " Not only did he foretell that " it ’s Hawkeye good , " he also professed a deep appreciation for the character of Jimmy Olsen in cosmopolitan . " I think he ’s an amazing lensman . I do n’t think he ’s a antic , I intend he ’s a genius . And that ’s why they put up with his nonsense . " Together with Lois , he make up " Superman ’s work family . And I love them . "
Fans can find all the various pieces of Leviathan ’s arc come together on June 12th , when DC Comics ' greatest minds team up barricade the existence as they acknowledge it from restfully imploding from the tail . The journey , though , has already get down withAction Comics#1007 and keep inDC ’s Year of the Villainthis Wednesday - so there ’s plenty of pieces to put together while endeavor to cipher out just who Leviathan is . Rest ensure , though , that Bendis promised all questions would be answered . " By the end of this you ’ll find out who Leviathan is , what they ’ve done , [ and ] why they ’ve done what they ’ve done . "
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