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DC Comics' Jim Lee and Geoff Johns knew that fashioning a reboot of the "Justice League" series would be no easy feat.
In an interview with the International Business Times, artist Lee and writer Johns spoke about the new series and some of the challenges they faced. For Lee, there was a huge challenge in reshaping the looks of iconic characters, such as Superman and Wonder Woman. Too much change would make the characters unrecognizable, he said, and too less change would look lazy.
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"It's something that you don't take lightly," Lee said.
Some of the changes, said Lee, were made in a "nod to modernism of these characters." One of the changes, for example, is that several characters had their belts lowered. "The drop on jeans has gotten a lot shorter in recent years," he noted.
And as for Wonder Woman, she is back in her classic outfit, with a few tweaks -- but artists have been given the green light to change her look depending on her situation. The Amazonian princess will see a "steady evolution" in terms of battle dress, said Lee: "I think her color scheme works very well."
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The majority of the first issue, released Aug. 31, features Batman and Green Lantern meeting for the first time. They are being pursued by the law, as superheroes are considered public enemies at this point in the universe.
There is tension between the two characters, but also a great deal of humor, particularly when Green Lantern pokes fun at Batman for being unable to fly.
At one point, Batman swipes Green Lantern's power ring.
"You won't do that again," Green Lantern tells him, trying to get it back.
"Not unless I want to," Batman says.
"You really want to pick a fight with someone who can create anything he can think of?" Green Lantern asks.
"I'd be worried if I thought you could think," Batman retorts.
Humor will play an important role in the series, Johns said. There can be high stakes and kick-ass action, he said, but comics do need some humor: "The characters themselves bring it out naturally."
