Blogcritics speaks briefly with longtime comics writer and editor Dennis O’Neil about his Question novel, DC Universe: Helltown:
Do you feel limited or constrained by using a character, like The Question or Batman, in that his history has been written by others? Or does that make it more interesting in that you get to build on an already well-developed character?
In the case of the characters you mentioned, I did a lot of the developing. So in some ways, it was like rewriting myself, which is a pretty neutral experience. I use the version of the characters I’m most comfortable with and that serve the story best, and trust editors to correct any howlers.
The novel’s first chapter can be found at The Question fansite VicSage.com, which includes some “making of” commentary from O’Neil.
