Newsarama interviews Rick Remender about "All-New Atom" #21, starring Ryan Choi as the title character, which hits stores on March 5. An excerpt:

Ryan Choi is a scientific genius and a straight shooter with a strong moral compass who wants nothing more than to live up to the heroic legacy of his idol Ray Palmer the original Atom. Even though Ryan's been through some hard times he's still idealistic and positive about the future.

That's all going to change though.

When we first see Ryan in issue 21 he's just discovered something horrible is living inside his blood... a disease caused by the Atom belt. What it is could be the origin of his powers or it could be the first sighting of an alien plague holding catastrophic repercussions for the future of the DCU.

Starting with issue #21, Rick Remender comes on board as the new writer of DC's "All New Atom," starring Ryan Choi as the diminutive superhero. Remender gives a taste of where he's taking the story in an interview with Comic Book Resources. An excerpt:

"It's a great series and a very fun character to explore. I'll be taking it in a high adventure, sci-fi direction with art master Pat Olliffe bringing it to life with inker extraordinaire John Stanisci," said Remender.

"I love the character. The idea of shrinking down so small that you begin to find microscopic worlds and sub-atomic sentient life, it's like being The Silver Surfer but instead of the cosmos you're in the expansive microverse. It's endless fun"