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Judd Winick Walks Off Batwing, Leaves DC Comics, For Now

Last week, Rob Liefeld walked off his DC Comics in quite a public fashion.

But it seems that weeks previously, Judd Winick also walked off his final DC comic, Batwing. After he’d already walked off Catwoman. And had recently declined to write Green Arrow monthly when offered. Like Liefeld he walked off three books. But because it was incremental and he didn’t leave in a hail of tweets, no one noticed.

A cartoonist who went on MTV’s Real World he saw extended publication afterwards, graphic novels like Pedro And Me, comics like Barry Ween, Green Lantern, Green Arrow, Outsiders, Exiles, Blood & Water, Shazam and Batman.

Since the New 52, he has been writing Batwing and Catwoman, the latter bringing him acres of publicity. But it seems that editorial interference in a manner to that which Rob Loefeld describes, saw him decide to step back. Just not in a way that might prevent him working for the compay in the future.

Winick declined to comment when approached. Batwing #14 has been solicited with his name on it, but I do not know if that will actually make it through to publication.

UPDATE: As I was preparing this, at shortly after Judd had declined comment, it seems that he chatted to Newsarama telling them;

Newsarama mention Catwoman but not Green Arrow. DC sources seem to indicate it may have been something more than just time.

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For months fans have wondered about an image shown at the end of DC Comics' Free Comic Book Day offering from this past May. It featured the current Justice League fighting with several other heroes—some of whom, like Green Arrow, were hinted at being members of the League at some point. Others, like Vibe and a new Green Lantern, were just that—new to comics altogether or hadn't yet been seen in DC's New 52.

DC Comics offered at least some clarity today at Fan Expo Canada, when they announced that "Justice League" will get a sister title—"Justice League of America," written by Geoff Johns and drawn by David Finch. According to DC's The Source blog, the title will launch in 2013 and will feature many of the characters from that image, plus a few more--Green Arrow, Katana, Martian Manhunter, the new Green Lantern, Stargirl, Vibe, Hawkman and Catwoman.

"This is a very different kind of team book,” Johns said. “On first glance, people might think the heroes of the 'Justice League of America' stand in the shadows of Superman, Wonder Woman and the rest of the Justice League, but Green Arrow, Katana, Martian Manhunter, the new Green Lantern, Stargirl, Vibe, Hawkman and Catwoman thrive in the shadows. They're underdogs who have everything to prove and something to lose. They're a team of unlikely heroes who will help one another discover they're as A-List as anybody -- yes, even Vibe. Though getting there won't be easy. Why they're formed, why each member joins, what they're after and who the society of villains is they're trying to take apart will all be clear in the first issue when it hits early 2013. David and I are really focused on delving deep into what it's like to not be a member of the big seven and why, sometimes, the grass isn't always greener on the other side.”

In an interview with MTV Geek, Johns went on to say that the team will be run by A.R.G.U.S., and each member will want something from Steve Trevor and "the other person behind the scenes that’s in charge of this team." The first arc will focus on The Secret Society of Super-Villains.

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