Joshua Williamson Leaving Two DC Series This Year

Popular DC writer Joshua Williamson announced his departure from two DC series he is currently writing on. The writer will no longer lend his talents to Batman and Robin and Green Arrow beginning later this year. As a DC exclusive writer, Williamson has had his hands full with some big projects. He helped shift DC’s focus from Dark Knights: Death Metal into Infinite Frontier and eventually Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths. Not to mention his work on big series, like The Flash, that has helped mold the DC Universe into what it is now. Naturally, all of this work means some things will have to go to make room for others. 

Joshua Williamson took to his Substack newsletter to announce his upcoming departures. In the newsletter, the writer revealed that Batman and Robin #13 is going to be his last on the project. Thankfully, the series will continue with a new creative team. Meanwhile, Williamson is leaving Green Arrow after the 17^th issue and the Green Arrow Annual set for an October release. The writer also revealed that the decision to leave the two series was his choice and he opened a bit about that choice. 

The biggest factor in the decision, according to Williamson, is burn out. With so much on the writer’s plate right now, he feels that he is “burning the candle at both ends”. This led to the decision to take some things off the schedule and allow him to reduce his workload and recharge. Plus, the writer wanted to adjust priorities and spend more time with his family. 

Joshua Williamson And The Future 

Also in his newsletter, Joshua Williamson mentioned a few of the projects he has on the horizon. Specifically, the writer was recently offered some comic projects he could not turn down. So, he needed the free time to really digest the projects and make room in his headspace to grow them. While Batman and Robin and Green Arrow are amazing comics, Williamson is ready to surprise people with what he can do.