Just as Court of Owls and Death of the Family permeated the borders of Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo’s Batman, spilling across various Bat-titles, so too will Zero Year be following suit. This time, though, things are shaping up a little bit different.
DC Comics revealed two of the upcoming tie-ins to us, one quite expected and the other rather inspired. First, we’ll get to see what Selina Kyle was up to during the madness of the Zero Year in Catwoman #25 by John Layman and Aaron Lopresti.
Layman said his Selina Kyle isn’t Catwoman quite yet in his issue, but that this story would act as the inspiration for who she’d soon become. “She hasn't quite slid into full-fledged criminality, but this issue recounts one of the pivotal events in her life that starts her slide toward thievery.”
“Catwoman has always been a favorite of mine. I jumped at the chance, “added Layman, though it’s unlikely we’ll see him handling more solo Selina adventures in the future. “I'd like to, but the reality is I'm a slow writer, and my dance card is pretty full with Batman and Chew. But a one-shot issue is a perfect opportunity to explore a character I've always had a tremendous fondness for.”
Interestingly, we’ll also be catching up with a young marine named John Stewart in the pages of Green Lantern Corps #25 by Van Jensen, Robert Venditti, and Bernard Chang. While the ties to Zero Year might seem strange, Jensen insists that it’s all for the benefit of the story they were already telling. “No one pushed the crossover down our throats,” he said. “The Batman editors just let other editors know that Zero Year was happening, and they offered the chance to do a crossover if it would benefit our books in terms of story. And when we thought about it, very quickly we saw an opportunity to tell what amounts to a John Stewart origin story.”
In terms of the ongoing story of Green Lantern Corps, Jensen explained, “We're seeing him grapple with the challenge of serving in a Corps that has lost its way. In this Zero Year crossover, we're taking a look at a point in his past with the Marine Corps when he underwent a similar crisis of confidence. So it hasn't been a struggle at all to keep the story relevant.”
Jensen said that if you look at the history of John Stewart, there are gaps in his history that he’d like to fill. “We'll learn more about a couple of periods in John's life: his childhood, and his time in the Marines. And we'll see how a couple of key events changed him and shaped him into the man he is today.”
Green Lantern Corps is certainly an unexpected choice for a Batman tie-in, but Jensen is keenly aware of that. “I know it seems like a weird fit, but I think once people read the issue, they'll understand that not only is it relevant, it is integral to John and the journey that he's on.”
Green Lantern Corps #25 will hit on November 13, followed by Catwoman #25 on November 27.
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