In a recent interview with Comic Book Resources, Grant Morrison revealed that soon he will no longer be working in the realm of company-owned superheroes. It’s a bit of interesting news given Morrison’s prominent role in the DC relaunch (handling the biggest superhero property), and he explains that his Batman story will end with “Batman Incorporated” #12, his “Action Comics” run ends at #16, “Multiversity” is eight pages and will happen eventually alongside a Wonder Woman graphic novel he’s been noted to be working on.
As Morrison explains,
The idea was always that I’d keep doing it as long as it gave me a lot of pleasure and allowed me to express myself . And it still does, but I can see the end coming closer. I’m coming to the end of long runs and stories I’ve had planned in my notebooks for years and the stuff I’m developing now is quite different.
I’m not saying that I’ll never write superheroes again. It’s just that my relationship to them has changed especially after finishing the book and I’m not sure if I want to maintain the same kind of relentless level of production.
While it would be perhaps folly to overanalyze the statement, that Morrison — who is working only for DC when it comes to superheroes right now — notes he would’ve written heroes as long as they made him happy and allowed expression is an interesting one. Given all the various off-hand remarks and rants placed online from people previously working with DC who now no longer enjoy the companies policies, it’s interesting to see Morrison choosing to step away from his work there as well.
Morrison does add that he feels he is “coming to the end of a long intensive period where I was talking about certain ideas using the language of superheroes,” so again, over-reading the statement isn’t an entirely wise move. Never the less, some interest remarks there.
For the full interview with Morrison, check CBR.
