The other is Doctor Manhattan, from whom I stole the concept of an intrinsic field and its weird properties over matter.

There are two primary sources pouring into Caroline: one, obviously, is Element Girl, from whom we borrow the broad outlines of her origin (we went Babylonian instead of Egyptian) and the basic idea of her body configuration. It was a mission deep into the Iraqi desert to stop a supervillain from unlocking this exact power. Visaggio: First, it wasn’t a government experiment. Mags, what were your inspirations for the character, variously called a “sumerian elemental goddess” and a “foul-smelling homunculus”? It also gave her powers, which include shape-shifting, energy blasts and being “a wave function, an intrinsic field interacting with other intrinsic fields.” In short, as of this first issue we don’t know the full scope of her abilities and how the experiment affected her. We got to hang out a little bit at San Diego Comic-Con and have been working on getting the series done ever since.Īs a result of a government experiment - I think? - Caroline Sharp, aka Chrysalis, has bird-like feet, clawed hands, yellow eyes and some grayscale-looking skin. Mag's idea for a superheroine suffering from depression was fascinating, and I could envision introducing some slightly alternative comics art style elements to complement the narrative, so it all seemed like an interesting challenge to take on sort of mainstream work with a real edge to it. Sonny Liew: I got an email from editor Jamie Rich asking if I'd be interested in working on a new title for DC Young Animal sometime last year - in some ways it felt like a return to the roots of my first DC gig with Vertigo ( My Faith in Frankie with Mike Carey and Marc Hempel).

He’s been an absolute wonder to work with, and he elevates my writing while at the same time giving me the freedom to ask for things I don’t know I could have with anyone else.

They knew his work better than me they understood the immense breadth of his talent, his versatility. Gerard and Jamie Rich, who was the editor on Eternity Girl all through the development process, both immediately fell in love with the idea. At some point in the process I remembered how blown away I was by Sonny Liew’s work on Doctor Fate, which was the only place I really knew him from, and I threw his name into the hat.

Eternity Girl by Magdalene Visaggio