Hey Gail! I read online that it was in your run of Action Comics that brought Livewire into comics-canon. Is this true? After watching MoS with awesome Faora, I'd love to see Livewire in a MoS sequel.

Yes. I fought for a long time to bring Livewire into the comics, and we lucked out because I was friends with lots of the key players in the DC Animated departments, including Bruce Timm, who kindly gave his blessing.

I asked him if he wanted to draw the story, but he felt, correctly, I think, that it would blunt the message of bringing Livewire into the DCU continuity. He felt it would be considered non-canon, more like an animated universe homage.

I am very proud to be someone who has helped bring some of these fabulous female characters into the DCU, either from other media, like LiveWire, or from unbenching them, like Ice and the character at the end of THE MOVEMENT issue two.

It’s not always about creating a character, sometimes it’s a struggle just to make sure great characters don’t get buried or killed or forgotten. It was a lot of effort to get LiveWire for legal reasons, but the animated guys, especially Bruce Timm, could not have been nicer or more helpful.

Also, I tried to use her in Villains United, not sure if she actually made it in.

I remember there were some restrictions, she couldn’t have the origin from the animated show for some reason, and it had to be her first appearance…can’t remember the rest!