2010 Comic Book News Archives

November 10, 2010: JMS Quits Superman Monthly For "Earth One" Sequel

Superman: Earth One DC Comics has announced that J. Michael Straczynski will be quiting his position as writer of the monthly "Superman" comic book title to concentrate on writing a sequel to the hugely successful "Superman: Earth One" graphic novel.

    With the added assignment of a sequel, Straczynski has gone from a pretty busy guy to a very busy guy, which means some adjustments have to be made to ensure a top quality second installment to EARTH ONE.

    Starting with SUPERMAN #707 and WONDER WOMAN #605, Straczynski will step back as the monthly scripter of both books, opening the door for two rising talents to step in and complete the books' respective storylines using JMS's story notes. Straczynski's influence will be apparent in both titles - Superman's Walk Across America continues, the mysteries surrounding Wonder Woman barrel toward a conclusion and in due time you'll have a second volume of SUPERMAN: EARTH ONE to put on the shelf next to the first.

    To take on the SUPERMAN scripting assignment we have writer Chris Roberson, who was tabbed for the assignment by Superman Group Editor Matt Idelson. Roberson - who many Vertigo and FABLES readers know, wrote the recent CINDERELLA mini-series - will be stepping onto SUPERMAN with January's #707. Roberson will be joined by guest artist Alan Goldman on #707 and regular artist Eddy Barrows with SUPERMAN #708 to complete the historic "Grounded" storyline in tandem with JMS.

You can read the full announcement at DC's "The Source" blog.



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