Injustice: Gods Among Us comic writer Tom Taylor will be leaving the series. His final issue will be digital chapter 14 (print issue #7), with Brian Buccellato taking over starting with digital chapter 15 (print issue #8).

DC Comics said that Taylor is parting ways with the comic he has written since its debut in January 2013 because of his increasingly busy schedule. Injustice has had consistently impressive sales since its launch, and while being a tie-in to a popular video game no doubt helped, Taylor's talent for crafting brutal twists and writing odd pairings (Harley Quinn and Green Arrow comes to mind) certainly had something to do with it. Taylor recently launched Superior Iron Man for Marvel Comics and is currently also a co-writer on DC's Earth 2 comic.DC also said that Buccellato will be working closely with Taylor during the transition, following Taylor's outline for the current Year Three story. Buccellato had a long run on The Flash comic that started when the New 52 launched in 2011, and has since moved to Batman's Detective Comics series.We conducted an email interview with Buccellato to hear about taking over Injustice. Hear what he had to say, then us know your thoughts on the hand-off in the comments.

Hmmm… I guess you’d have to ask Jim and the fine folks at DC Digital. I’d like to think it’s because they thought I was a good match for the series. I think my work on the Forever Evil: Rogues Rebellion mini-series that I did last year showed my ability to handle a multitude of characters with dramatic tension and humor. Tom is TERRIFIC at navigating those two worlds simultaneously so I do see some similarities in our storytelling sensibilities.Tom has the broad strokes for the rest of Year Three worked out and I am going to stick to them as best I can. He has an overall vision for the year that is pretty freaking cool, and as they say… “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” That said, his roadmap for the “Year of Magic” still leaves plenty of room for me to do my thing.Obviously we each have unique voices, our own sense of humor, and bring our own bag of tricks to the table. But I don’t think the shift will be major. There are subtle differences in how Tom sets up and pays off comedic moments, and so the shift will likely be in how I deliver my brand of humor. Tom is masterful at what he does and I am not going to try and emulate him. Instead my goal is to integrate my creative sensibilities into the universe he has so deftly crafted.Injustice is a tricky comic in that the end point of the story is already known. Are you finding it challenging to keep delivering twists and surprises while working within those limits?I’ll let you know in Year Four and Five. Honestly, writing a story where the end point is already known isn’t the bad kind of challenge because when you sit down to write, you SHOULD know where your characters are going to end up. In my experience, storytelling starts with a set up, a character with a goal and an ultimate resolution… I find having a clear ending helpful as I creatively problem solve the story.It’s the circle of life! Actually, I’m pretty excited about writing John… he’s such a well-developed and complex anti-hero who allows me to channel my love of noir and darker stories.Hmmmm… all I can say is that Constantine is the Batman of the magic world. You know how Bats is the smartest man in the room and he ALWAYS has a contingency plan? Well, so does John.Yes indeed! I have some big shoes to fill (coming in and taking over for Tom), and I’m super-excited that I get to attempt this with the guys on art. They’re all REALLY good!Yes. It’s my understanding that it will be the same length, 24 digital chapters and 12 print issues.One hundred percent. As a comic fan, I REALLY enjoyed reading Tom’s run! I LOVE Superman, Batman and the rest of the Injustice Universe and would love the opportunity to craft the final two chapters. I’m looking forward to seeing Clark descend further into the darkness as the series marches toward the status quo of the video game. If Batman thinks he’s got his hands full now…I think it’s a combination of a lot of things. First… Tom’s writing is amazing. Second… the self-contained nature of the alternate-reality Injustice Universe makes it accessible to casual and hardcore fans. You don’t have to read any other book to understand what’s going on – as long as you start from Year One, you are good to go. Third… This book has almost EVERY character in the DC Universe, so it feels like a big crossover event ALL THE TIME. It has an epic scale with really high stakes that can sustain itself because it’s not tied to new52 continuity. And fourth… I think people really like knowing how stories are going to end because it builds suspense/anticipation. SPOILERS are something a LOT of people secretly love but don’t like to admit… me, I LOVE spoilers and it actually adds to my enjoyment. It’s HOW we get to that spoiler that is interesting to me. You know the Emerson quote, “Life is a journey, not a destination”? Sort of the same thing, here. In some way, the video game is like the spoiler/destination… and the comic is the journey.