Just take Wicked, the perspective-altered reframing of The Wizard Of Oz’s iconic characters, in which the Wicked Witch Of The West is our heroic Elphaba, her destiny entwined with that of Glinda the Good Witch. And as Chu gears up to release the second chapter, Wicked: For Good, Elphaba and Glinda’s story has only just begun. “There’s no real endgame for friendship: no wedding, no baby,” Chu tells Empire in our world-exclusive Wicked: For Good issue, on the pair’s evolving bond. I think sometimes people find it hard to believe that people have really good relationships as friends, so sometimes it becomes warped or sexualised. Those were such devastating days, but beautiful.” Wicked: For Good might spell the beginning of the end – but some things last forever.