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" I don't necessarily write everything as automatically assuming it will be collected, there's nothing that says Hitman will be collected, though it might be. "

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" Hitman does well and it certainly does well enough to survive, but at the same time I don't want to involve the character into the DC Universe even if it meant more sales, to the point where we sort of upset the balance that we have at the moment. "