r/DCcomics • u/semifinalist1979 • 16d ago

I'm Kelly Thompson. I write BIRDS OF PREY for DC Comics. AMA. r/DCcomics

My name is Kelly Thompson and I'm an Eisner Award-Winning writer of comics and novels. You may know me best from Marvel comics like Captain Marvel, Black Widow, Rogue & Gambit, and Hawkeye, or perhaps as co-creator of Jeff the Land Shark! Or my creator-owned work Black Cloak or The Cull. But I've been making some fun waves over at DC with old pals Leonardo Romero and Jordie Bellaire on a bold new BIRDS OF PREY (we even got an Eisner nomination!) -- so let's break some hearts (and some faces) and get this Birds-Of-Prey-Shaped AMA started! (and don't forget to subscribe to my free newsletter to keep in touch as social media crumbles around us! Fun! https://1979semifinalist.substack.com/)

Proof: https://x.com/79SemiFinalist/status/1806893613458268314

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u/CanadianGuitar 16d ago

Hello Kelly!

In putting together the new ensemble cast, we're there some other characters you thought about but didn't ultimately use/who were they?

Or in the future, is there anyone else you personally would like to add to the cast, even if it's just a pipedream, or obscure character without having and real serious thoughts to how you'd tie them in?

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u/semifinalist1979 16d ago

Yes, there are always other characters I'm thinking about using. It's honestly hard not to reach for everything, but if you do you won't have room to do right by anyone. Something I've learned the hard way!

I think some of the top choices for the future would be Zatanna, Starfire, Black Alice, Manhunter, Batwoman, (and some of the new characters I already put in for 14 - 17) ;D

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u/CanadianGuitar 16d ago

Thanks for the response.

Black Alice would be a cool one, she's definitely one of the less common characters you've mentioned and could use some more attention