Newsarama.com : PAUL LEVITZ Prepares for a LEGION of DC Writing Assignments

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Newsarama.com : PAUL LEVITZ Prepares for a LEGION of DC Writing Assignments

PAUL LEVITZ Prepares for a LEGION of DC Writing Assignments
By Vaneta Rogers

For Paul Levitz, this year marks a return to writing comics and the characters he helped define at DC Comics almost two decades ago.

For fans, it means some of their favorite teams and characters are returning, getting Levitz’s unique brand of treatment again.

In May, the writer will launch a brand new Legion of Super-Heroes title, returning to a group of characters he helped define during his run on the title in the 1980s, and he’ll also be writing a story in the revamped Superman/Batman.

And now comes news that Levitz will be writing Lucien of Sandman fame, a character he created back in 1975 that now resides in the Vertigo universe, as he takes part in a chain-written issue of House of Mystery in May.

Although Levitz was a prolific writer for DC during the mid- to late-’80s, most modern readers have known Levitz as an editor and later the company’s publisher, a role he left late last year when DC Comics became DC Entertainment. In his new role at DC, under the direction of the company’s new president, Diane Nelson, he is serving as a contributing editor and consultant while also returning to his writing roots.

Besides all the Levitz projects that readers will see in May, the writer is also taking over Adventure Comics later this year, beginning with a storyline called Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes: Secret Origin.

Newsarama talked to Levitz to find out more about all these writing projects and how it feels to return to some familiar characters.

Levitz Serves Duty With “Legion,” Gets Dirty With Vertigo – Comic Book Resources

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Levitz Serves Duty With “Legion,” Gets Dirty With Vertigo – Comic Book Resources

Levitz Serves Duty With “Legion,” Gets Dirty With Vertigo

Thu, February 4th, 2010 at 12:28PM (PST) | Updated: February 4th, 2010 at 4:54PM

From the looks of it, Paul Levitz hasn’t had much time to relax since stepping down as the President and Publisher of DC Comics. While the September changing of the guard that saw DC Comics become DC Entertainment brought with it the news that Levitz would stay on as a consultant and freelance writer for the publisher, few may have expected that the industry veteran would produce piles of comics work in the immediate future, but this May sees the longtime DC staple contributing to three series. For one, his previously announced gig as writer of the relaunch of “Legion of Super-Heroes” with artist Yildiray Cinar gets underway that month, with DC today releasing a first look at the artist’s interior work. Levitz will also step into “Superman/Batman” for an arc titled “Worship” starting in issue #72 taking the Man of Steel and the Dark Knight to mythic adventures and contribute a chapter to a comics jam in the form of “House of Mystery” #25, which has a round robin script co-written by a host of writers including series regular Matthew Sturges.

And all of that is only step one for Levitz’s writing future. He’ll also pick up the monthly “Adventure Comics” series in June. “The genesis of the ‘Adventure’ arc is that Geoff challenged me to do the story that could be collected into one book that you could hand to somebody to introduce them to the Legion. That doesn’t really exist right now. So that’s why we’re going back and looking at the origins and how they develop,” Levitz told CBR. However, readers shouldn’t expect his tenure with the superteam he twice made his name on to be all building blocks and origins, as Levitz explained in an in depth interview where he addressed how to best integrate the Legion into modern DC canon as well as the modern DC publishing plan, why the series expansive cast is a boon to their stores and much, much more.

Episode 70 – Back To The Future: A Conversation with Paul Levitz – The Legion of Substitute Podcasters

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Episode 70 – Back To The Future: A Conversation with Paul Levitz

Posted: February 8th, 2010 under Blog.
Tags: Bwana Beast, Paul Levitz

In this episode, Darren, Matt, Scott and Paul interview once and Future Legion of Super Heroes writer Paul Levitz. They talk about his past runs on the Legion and the JSA, his upcoming runs on Legion of Super Heroes and Adventure Comics, and how to really put together a great comic room. Check it out as the guys try to hold it together and not ask the question

Remember that time when you had the Legion fight Darkseid? That was awesome…