2003 Comic Book News Archives
January 31, 2003: Mark Millar Talks “Superman: Red Son”
Newsarama caught up with writer Mark Millar to discuss the long-awaited release of his Superman Elseworlds story "Superman: Red Son". Here's an excerpt from the interview...You can stop rubbing your eyes. Yes, the first issue of Mark Millar's Red Son will finally arrive in shops in April. In the works for over six years, the three-issue prestige Elseworlds miniseries gives a quarter turn of the globe to the Superman origin, resulting in young Kal-El's rocket crash-landing in 1950's Ukraine rather than Kansas. Newsarama chatted with Millar about the project, its themes, and its long road to completion.
Q: Going back a bit - you came up with this project what, when you were nine? It seems like it's been in the works for that long - given that this came before the projects that you made your name on, specifically The Authority, Ultimate X-Men and The Ultimates, where did this one come from, conceptually?
Mark Millar: I'm basically an old DC Head which, written down, looks kind of smutty, but I'm sure you know what I mean. I grew up reading DC Comics. In fact, I learned how to read by reading DC Comics so, if I'm geeky about anything, it's probably Superman. It's the character that got me into comics and the character that made me want to actually write them for a living. Some of the most interesting Superman stories were always the Imaginary ones and, when you look at those collections, you often find these variations on the classic formula to be the most predominant. Like 'Superman Red/ Superman Blue' or Jerry Seigel's original death of Superman story or Alan Moore's 'Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?' I just wanted to write a timeless Superman fable which would hopefully sum up everything about the character and be around forever. The idea itself came from "Superman #300," another imaginary story, which had Superman's rocket landing in neutral waters between the US and the USSR and both sides racing to claim him. It struck me as a terribly nice and terribly mainstream idea to write a story based on the simple high-concept of Superman growing up believing in the reverse of everything Ma and Pa Kent might have taught him. This doesn't mean he's particularly nasty or anything; just that he's been raised adhering to Stalin, socialism and the international rights of the common worker more than truth, justice and the American way. This was my starting point and the story essentially wrote itself from this point.
Read the complete interview at the Newsarama website.
2003 Comic News
Listed below are all the Comic News items archived for 2003.- January 14, 2003: Schultz Talks “Superman vs Darkseid”
- January 15, 2003: Jeph Loeb Talks “Superman/Batman” Comic
- January 23, 2003: Berkowitz Discusses “Justice League Adventures” and Season Two
- January 31, 2003: Mark Millar Talks “Superman: Red Son”
- February 4, 2003: Adisakdi Tantimedh Talks “JLA: Age of Wonder”
- February 13, 2003: Editorial Changes at DC Comics
- February 17, 2003: Joe Casey Talks Superman in 2003
- March 1, 2003: Steven Seagle Talks “Superman” Comics
- March 7, 2003: Joe Casey Talks Superman Comics
- March 11, 2003: Wheatley Talks “Last Stand on Krypton”
- March 15, 2003: Jason Hall Talks “Justice League Adventures #20”
- March 25, 2003: Dynamic Forces U.K. Celebrations!
- April 11, 2003: Curt Swan: A Life in Comics
- April 23, 2003: Mark Millar Talks Superman
- May 14, 2003: John Byrne's Justice League
- May 15, 2003: Dynamic Forces Signed Superman Comics for July
- May 20, 2003: Alan Davis Talks “JLA: Another Nail”
- May 21, 2003: DC Comics Launch Revamped Website
- May 24, 2003: Mark Waid Talks “Superman: Birthright”
- May 28, 2003: “JLA: Liberty and Justice” Free Preview
- May 28, 2003: Talking Superman at Wizard World East
- June 24, 2003: “Batman/Superman/Wonder Woman: Trinity #1” Sold Out
- July 1, 2003: DC Comics at the San Diego Comic Con
- July 11, 2003: Steven Wacker Talks “Justice League Adventures”
- July 11, 2003: “Superman: Birthright #1” Sold Out at DC!
- July 17, 2003: Busiek Joins DF Team for Avengers/JLA Signing!
- July 21, 2003: JLA News from the San Diego Comic Con
- July 22, 2003: Superman News from the San Diego Comic Con
- July 28, 2003: Jim Lee and Brian Azzarello on Superman
- July 29, 2003: DC Confirms Changes to Superman Titles
- July 30, 2003: Greg Rucka Talks “Adventures of Superman”
- July 30, 2003: Chuck Austen Talks “Action Comics”
- July 31, 2003: DC Comics at Wizard World Chicago
- August 2, 2003: More on “Action Comics” from Chuck Austen
- August 3, 2003: Jim Lee Talks Superman
- August 6, 2003: “Superman/Batman” #1 Sells Out
- August 10, 2003: Superman Panel at Wizard World Chicago
- August 12, 2003: Mark Waid Talks “Superman: Birthright” (Part 1)
- August 17, 2003: More “Superman: Birthright” Interviews
- August 18, 2003: Chuck Austen Talks Superman
- August 19, 2003: Variant Edition of “Superman/Batman” #1
- August 24, 2003: Tom Derenick Talks “Smallville”
- August 24, 2003: Paul Dini Talks “JLA: Liberty and Justice”
- August 24, 2003: Greg Rucka on Lois and Clark
- September 3, 2003: Matthew Clark on Drawing “Adventures of Superman”
- September 9, 2003: More on Superman from Greg Rucka
- September 10, 2003: Winick Talks “Superman/Thundercats”
- September 13, 2003: Turner and Kelly's Superman Stint
- September 17, 2003: Ivan Reis Talks “Action Comics”
- September 18, 2003: Superman Comics Revamp/Relaunch in 2004
- September 25, 2003: Smallville/Superman in Wizard #145
- September 28, 2003: “Superman/Batman Secret Files 2003” Sells Out!
- September 30, 2003: Jim Lee Talks Superman
- October 2, 2003: Dynamic Forces Release Signed “Superman #200”
- October 7, 2003: More Contributors on “Superman #200”
- October 7, 2003: Alex Sinclair Talks Coloring Superman
- October 7, 2003: DC Comics at Las Vegas Comic-Con
- October 11, 2003: Ron Garney Signs Exclusive to DC Comics
- October 14, 2003: “Superman: Secret Identity #1” Previewed in November Comics
- October 14, 2003: “JLA: Liberty & Justice” Mini-Site
- October 16, 2003: DC Sends “Superman/Batman #1” Back to Press
- October 20, 2003: Mike Carlin Talks JLA... Justice League of America
- October 30, 2003: DC Comics at Wizard World Texas
- November 2, 2003: $1 Million for “Action Comics #1”
- November 4, 2003: Chris Jones Talks “Justice League Adventures #25”
- November 10, 2003: Karl Kerschl Talks Superman Comics
- November 17, 2003: Kurt Busiek Talks “Superman: Secret Identity”
- November 17, 2003: “Smallville”: Internet, Comic and TV Series Get Tighter
- November 19, 2003: “Batman/Superman/Wonder Woman: Trinity” Collected in Hardcover
- November 19, 2003: Smallville Comics Collected as Trade Paperback
- November 20, 2003: Sold Out - “Superman/Batman #1” Third Printing!
- November 28, 2003: Steven Seagle Talks “Superman #200”
- November 28, 2003: Jason Hall Talks “Justice League Adventures”
- December 2, 2003: Clint Carpenter Talks “Smallville” TV & Comics
- December 3, 2003: Alex Ross Book Signings
- December 8, 2003: Loeb Talks “Superman/Batman” and “Smallville”
- December 9, 2003: “Avengers/JLA #4” Delayed
- December 11, 2003: Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning Talk Superman
- December 15, 2003: Byrne and Claremont on JLA
- December 16, 2003: Julie Schwartz in Hospital
- December 17, 2003: New Printing for “Death of Superman” Trade Paperback
- December 19, 2003: Ron Garney Talks JLA & Superman
- December 23, 2003: Jeph Loeb Talks “Superman/Batman”
- December 23, 2003: Pat Lee Talks “Superman/Batman”
- December 23, 2003: Denny O'Neil Talks JLA
- December 24, 2003: The Return of Supergirl!
- December 24, 2003: Superman Related Wizard Fan Awards Nominations
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