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Chip Zdarsky:Great!

And then Mark came back in and showed me how to really write it and make it good.

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But at least I was getting shown the ropes by the guy who wrote Kingdom Come!

The story revives John Starr and is told from his point of view.

Why bring him back?

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And will see him again in the near future?

Zdarsky:Well, I can’t say specifically without ruining the story!

And I hope he gets to stick around as he’s a fun character to write, for sure.

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Failsafe is part of a new “trinity of evil” with Braniac and Amanda Waller.

How does it feel to have contributed such a memorable character to Batman’s rogue’s gallery?

Zdarsky:It hasn’t quite sunk in yet?

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That’s what sells it, y’know?

Waller is the driving force behind this evil plan, but what role will Failsafe play in it?

Can they work together though?

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Speaking of Waller, she’s really grown in prominence lately.

What makes her such an interesting character, in your opinion?

Her power, if anything, is knowledge.

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You’ve been writing the main Batman comic for the last few years.

What’s it like when a big event like this comes along and kinda disrupts the flow?

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