New JLI writer Dan Jurgens has given his first interview about the post-Flashpoint title to Newsarama. As many be expected from such an early interview details are vague and it concentrates on his opinion of the JLI and on the general tone of the series. This will be a “Justice League! International style” and will be a “clean break and fresh start” from the Generation Lost series (to be fair that description can be applied to almost every post-Flashpoint title).

Newsarama: Dan, what attracted you to writing the Justice League International?

Dan Jurgens: It’s the Justice League! International style, yes, but it is still a vehicle for some of DC’s best heroes, which as part of this new launch, is tremendously appealing.

I’ve always been drawn to books that allow for a wide range of stories that have a chance to be big in scope, and the JLI certainly fits that description. Plus, it’s a chance to continue to lift Booster Gold’s profile, which we’ve been working on the past few years.

He said that some of the “old assumptions” which we may have about the group will be challenged. Jurgens has written the JLI before, he was the first post Giffen/DeMatteis writer on Justice League America, so he knows the characters quite well. I see him as quite a safe pair of hands on this title. That old JLA series was more serious than the traditional JLI, but it was really good until the “Death of Superman” storyline hit.

Jurgens was also asked about the anonymous black-haired woman on the JLI #1 cover, but he did say she wasn’t either Wonder Woman or Donna Troy.