

If you do anything in life with passion and love, then it’s worth trying.


But, I’ve always been attracted to the characters that I didn’t know anything about. Rampage is a She-Hulk rip-off, and I like She-Hulk. I love every character in the DC universe, except for Rampage. Why do you feel that you’ve been able to escape the typical comic book trappings? I really like taking characters that people underestimate, and Green Lantern was probably at the top of that list, for me. I love Batman and Superman, but people love Batman and Superman already. Hal Jordan had been gone for 10 years, so there were a lot of questions about, “Is this really going to work? How can you do this?” I like skepticism. But, I really was excited about Green Lantern. Why are you going to waste your time on that?” And I heard it again when people said, “Why are you going to waste your time on JSA? Why are you going to waste your time on Aquaman?” I think I’ve heard that for most of my career. People were like, “It’s going to get canceled in six months. People were like, “Why are you going to do that?” I heard the same thing when I did Teen Titans, a year earlier. GEOFF JOHNS: Bringing back Hal Jordan was considered a risky move, which sounds weird now. Question: When you think back to the initial reaction that you’d be bringing back Hal Jordan, how do you feel about what you’ve done with Green Lantern now?
