Jonathan Hickman has made a name for himself in mainstream comics by tackling the biggest teams at Marvel Comics. But even though he's spent most of his time crafting creator-owned tales and epic events for the House of Ideas, the writer does have a dream DC title he'd love to guide.
During his spotlight panel at Comic-Con International in San Diego, Hickman was asked about the superhero teams he's helmed during his tenure at Marvel, and the writer admitted that before taking them on, he really wasn't super-invested in them from a fan standpoint. "I didn't really read Fantastic Four growing up," Hickman admitted. "The only Marvel books I really read month to month were X-Men and other weird stuff. I didn't really read Avengers or Fantastic Four, a lot of the stuff I did at Marvel."
"I kind of just looked at everything that had been done and tried to figure out how it would work going forward," he continued. "X-Men was the big [Marvel title] I still needed to write. I grew up as a DC kid... I'd love to write Teen Titans. I always read Teen Titans, New Gods and Legion of Super-Heroes."
Hickman's name had long been rumored to be in the running to tackle DC's future-based teen heroes, a gig that ultimately went to former Marvel scribe, and friend of Hickman's, Brian Michael Bendis. But while that never came to be, and though X-Men will take up Hickman's time for the next several years, there's always the future -- and the Teen Titans.
House of X #1 is in on sale now, with an issue of either Powers or House following on a weekly basis. House of X is written by Hickman, with art by Pepe Larraz, and Powers of X, also written by Hickman, is illustrated by R.B. Silva. Both series will feature color art by Marte Garcia.