2009 Comic Book News Archives

War of the Supermen

December 12, 2009: Marc Guggenheim Talks "Action Comics"

With yesterday's announcement that Marc Guggenheim has been hired as the new writer for "Action Comics" in 2010, today ComicBookResources.com has an interview with Guggenheim in which he discusses his new position.

    What about Superman as subject material? Is he more difficult to write than other superheroes, because, theoretically, he should be able to get his way out of just about any situation?

    It's funny. I've actually given a lot of thought precisely to that problem. In part, one of the things I want to do is introduce some villains that Superman could be defeated by. The truth is, his powers are not infinite - he has weaknesses and he has limitations to his powers. Truth be told, I could come up with a cosmic character that could just squash him like a bug. But the bigger challenge is, if I were to tell that kind of story, convincing the reader that there is some legitimate danger. Just because it's Superman, it means I'm not going to squash him like a bug. Even if I did a whole arc where Superman lost his powers, I think people would be kind of hip to the idea that Superman is probably going to come out of this OK. They're not going to let me destroy a multi-million dollar property.

    When writing characters like Superman or any of the icons: Spider-Man, Batman, Wonder Woman, you name it, you're going to deal with that problem. The trick is to tell stories that emotionally engage you. That don't all just hinge on some false jeopardy.

Check out the entire interview at CBR's website.



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