June
2 Kurt Busiek's year of writing 'Trinity'

Bagley is perhaps the single most-qualified artist to tackle such a schedule, having hit the mark on 110 consecutive issues of Ultimate Spider-Man for Marvel before jumping over to DC. That Busiek and Bagley previously worked on the well-regarded first three years of Thunderbolts for Marvel is another plus.
“Like George Perez, he can draw anything, from cosmic action to gritty crime stories to character drama, from fantasy to science fiction to real-world reality and more, and make it all energetic and compelling,” says Busiek. “Mark's an affable, accommodating guy, and we talk a lot on the phone about where the story's going or how to play a particular story beat, or whatever, and it's just a great working relationship.”
Rounding out each issue is a 10-page “back chapter,” written by Busiek and Fabian Nicieza and drawn by Scott McDaniel, Tom Derenick and Mike Norton. Busiek says these are not backup features as much as the parts of the story that occur when the three big names are off panel.
“The back chapters aren't separate stories, really, they're separate chapters,” says Busiek. So they absolutely connect to the headline chapters, and very strongly.”
Characters showing up first in the back chapters will play bigger roles in the lead chapters. For example, early back chapters will introduce a pair of new characters, Konvikt and Tarot, who will quickly make an impact on the lead chapters. Other characters playing important roles are Hawkman, Gangbuster, the John Stewart Green Lantern and Tarot.
Busiek says writing in this format is unique, though hard to describe. “Pacing-wise, it means every chapter's got to start fast, keep moving and finish with a lot of momentum, in order to make the most out of that 12-page length, but it also means that every cliffhanger gets paid off the following Wednesday, so the reader doesn't have to wait long for the next battle, the next revelation, the next explosion, whatever,” he says.
Keeping on schedule is always an issue, and one that especially must be adhered to on a weekly comic. So far, Busiek, who formally began writing in January, says everything is on track. “It's been relatively easy to stay on schedule so far, but I don't expect it to stay easy the whole way,” he says. “It'll take a lot of work, but we knew that going in, and we're committed to hitting that schedule. By the time #1 comes out, the series will be over a third written and over a quarter drawn, so we're doing quite well so far.”
Following in the footsteps of 52, which was a big hit, and Countdown to Final Crisis, which many fans criticized for lacking momentum, Trinity will be heavily scrutinized by fans and Busiek says he expects they’ll find something completely different from either series.
“If 52 taught us anything, it's that the weekly schedule can create enormous energy, as the audience gets excited about developments that they can see growing and building every single week, and if Countdown taught us anything to be wary of, it's that the momentum has to stay high,” says Busiek. “With us, we don't have that set-up of different story threads continuing long-term. We have one core story arc, and the sub-stories that make it up can start, develop, explode and wrap up in a shorter space, letting us go on to the next thing.”