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Brian Michael Bendisremains one of the most legendary names working in comics today.
How does it feel returning to these characters and this world?
Brian Michael Bendis:I couldn’t wait to get back.
I love Joy Corrigan and Hampton, our leads.
I love everything Stephen [Byrne] does.
I love the world we built together.
With every page of the first volume, we were discovering new things about our characters and our world.
They’re called trusts.
Stephen built all these amazing worlds and characters.
Now, we get to build on what we built.
A woman named Hampton.
This is the operation.
Joy and Hampton learned to work together and were very successful.
Now, they seem forever linked.
How are Joy and Hampton dealing with being in the same body at this point?
Has their relationship developed?
This is one of the big reasons I couldn’t wait to get back to the book.
Joy and Hampton now share the same consciousness.
They were strangers before this happened and now they have grown to like and trust each other.
But what else can they do?
The fallout begins and it’s quite unusual and enormous.
You’re collaborating again with Stephen Byrne on the series.
How has that been?
What qualities does he bring to the series?
He is one of the best [artists] working today.
I have enjoyed his work on so many titles.
I’m an even bigger fan.
This was not an easy book to create.
It takes place in the future.
Everything gets built anew.
All of it designed very intricately by Stephen.
He would take the gentle prompts from me and create the most magnificent places to live.
Are there plans for a third series - or beyond?
Oh, I love all of these characters and could keep going.
Fingers crossed that our schedules allow that to happen.
This is a wonderful collaboration in my life.
Both volumes mean the world to me.
We’re also currently halfway through Masterpiece, which you co-created with Alex Maleev.
How has it been working with Alex once again?
So, it’s been quite nice to share both experiences with people at the same time.
Masterpiece is one of my most favorite projects.
Fun and exciting comics full of new and dangerous characters.
Now, we get to find out if and how Emma gets her revenge.
We heard back in February that Amazon shows based on Jinx, Murder Inc. and Pearl are coming along.
How involved are you with those on a day-to-day level?
And I am writing the pilot to Jinx right now.
I feel so very good about the teams we have put together for all three adaptations.
These are incredibly talented people.
So far, the process has been really exciting.
Do you have a sense yet of which series might hit the screen first?
Yes, but it rotates in my head.
What’s next from Jinxworld?
I am happy to report it is completely written and drawn and lettered, and ready to go.
So, no delays.
And then we have The Ones sequel in the works.
Finally - what comics are you reading at the moment?
It’s an amazing time for the medium.
We just read the complete The Killer to compare and contrast it to the movie adaptation.
The complete Sex Criminals by Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky is another must for the bookshelf.
Minor Threats is a Dark Horse sensation.
Joy Operations Volume 2 #1 is published by Dark Horse Comics on June 19.
Brian Michael Bendis has written some ofthe best Daredevil storiesof all time.
