Sharp, who penciled Greg Rucka’s “Wonder Woman” ‘Rebirth’ run, told The Washington Post he wanted to keep drawing the character, but that he did not want to work with another writer on the series. When asked by DC what he wanted to draw next, he suggested this series, explaining he had wanted to mix-up Wonder Woman with Celtic and Irish mythology for some time. Sharp’s wife is Irish, and he described the project as a tribute to his late father-in-law, who enjoyed sharing Irish folklore with him.
“The Brave and the Bold” was originally published by DC from 1955 to 1983. It was revived as a limited series in 1993 and 1999, the latter of which focused on the Flash and Green Lantern, and another ongoing from 2007 to 2009. (It also provided the name of the camp 2008 – 2011 animated series Batman: The Brave and the Bold.) Sharp said of the moniker, “The fact that they’ve pegged it to ‘The Brave and the Bold’ makes so much sense. It’s thrilling, it kind of gave it even more gravitas and gave it a real reason for being. It just seemed like perfect timing. There’s an element of classicness to the whole concept as well. It just gives it more weight.”
Sharp also said that the series will take place not long after his run with Rucka, when Wonder Woman and Steve Trevor are still a couple, but it will hint at the attraction between her and Batman. “There’s a moment [between them] in it. It’s more of a nod than anything else,” he told the Post. “I fell very much in love with the Steve and Diana story during the series with Greg. We felt like we gave him a certain richness to his personality that perhaps he’d lacked somewhat previously. There was a sense that the fanbase said this is right and this is how it should be. So I don’t want to spoil that.”
“The Brave and the Bold” #1 is out February 21.
