Johns & Lemire Shed Light On Trinity War

Last year DC used it's Free Comic Book Day issue to tease what looked to be a huge event for the company and now a year later some big things are getting ready to erupt leading into the story. A the center of the relaunch in 2011 a mysterious woman known as Pandora was seen lurking in the background of at least one page in every #1 issue which eventually lead to a quick glimpse at something called the Trinity of Sin which left even more questions on the minds of fans.

DC has kept most of it's crossover stories confined to a specific line of books like Death of the Family being exclusive to only bat-titles, and Wrath of the First Lantern staying within only the Green Lantern corner of the universe. It's be promised that Trinity War is a much larger event even though the focus centers around the three Justice League titles currently ongoing each month. IGN had a great Q&A with Geoff Johns and Jeff Lemire giving insight on what to expect from the first "big event" in the New 52.

IGN: A lot of the speculation so far has involved what trinity the title is actually referring to. You've got the Trinity of Sin, the three different Justice Leagues, and this dynamic between Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman. Can you talk a little about how these various trinities factor into the conflict?

Johns: I think what trinity it's referring to is a bit of a mystery tied to the whole thing, and it'll definitely be explored within the book. Is it about the Trinity of Sin? The trinity of Leagues? Is it about Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman? What does "trinity" mean? What is it all about? That's something that the story explores. The cover is beautiful and really sells the action of the story, but at its heart it's a mystery. It's a mystery that's very character-driven. And that Trinity War and what that is is at the heart of the story.

Also, what really kicks off this story is an unexpected death and the circumstances surrounding it, and I don't think anyone's going to be to be expecting it. And it's not necessarily about the death, but the circumstances around it. When Part 1 comes out, I think it'll become very clear what kind of story this is. This is not just a "Let's put our heroes up against each other and have them fight like action figures." This is a mystery that's going to affect the teams from here on out. And the ending is going to change just about everything.