Michele really believed in it, so she championed it at DC. Coincidentally, Tom and I had already been hashing out the idea for Primer, so I soft-pitched the idea to Michele. Jennifer Muro: Michele Wells had mentioned this new line of graphic novels to me and asked if I had any ideas for original characters.

So to have co-created a brand new superhero that would join the DC universe and possibly go on to fight alongside Batman is an honor.

I’d been reading DC comics my whole life, and the 1989 Batman movie was huge for me. Thomas Krajewski: I was immediately aware of how big a deal this was! DC’s Super Heroes are iconic household names, so when they said “yes” to Primer, I was stunned. How did you all get involved with the initial wave of original concepts for the line, and how aware were you that this was a big deal? That’s not the case with Primer, Anti/Hero or My Video Game Ate My Homework. The Hollywood Reporter talked to the writers of each of the three books - Anti/Hero’s Kate Karyus Quinn and Demitria Lunetta, My Video Game Ate My Homework’s Dustin Hansen and Primer’s Jennifer Muro and Thomas Krajewski - about creating the next generation of DC heroes for the next generation of DC readers.ĭC’s been producing middle grade graphic novels for a while now, and they’ve been successful - but, up until this year, they’ve all featured preexisting DC characters and concepts.

The three books bring different flavors to the DCU from that offered by Superman, Batman and the Justice League, intended to bring new readers into the fold. 'Shazam! Fury of the Gods' Post-Credits Scene Was Inspired by a Scrapped Villain StoryĪnti/Hero’s two teenage protagonists exist on opposite sides of the good/evil divide - or so it seems until a Freaky Friday-esque switch causes them to have to live each others’ lives My Video Game Ate My Homework sees a group of friends brave countless threats in a virtual world to avoid failing science class and Primer’s hero is trying to start over with a new foster family…and a new side gig as a secret superhero.

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