2011 Comic Book News Archives

August 23, 2011: Rags Morales Talks "Action Comics"

Action Comics #1 Artist Rags Morales freely admits he thought Superman sucked. He reveals as much on his latest blog. To him, Superman wasn't "relevant anymore". Morales longed for the Superman of the Max Fleischer animated shorts. So why then would he take on the artistic duties for the relaunch of "Action Comics"?
    If you look back to the first image of Grant's and my Superman in jeans and a tee shirt, you can see the Superman as he had become to me. He was beyond Hercules and even in shadow you can see the miles and miles of history in his profile. That image was for, I thought, the brass to measure not only my ability with the character, but to see what the hell he looked like in his dungarees and work boots.

    I didn't know, or even think, it was something I could do issue for issue. But then I figured it would work it's own problems out eventually.

    When I got the script and saw that Grant wanted to harken to the Shuster image of Kal-el, it completely clicked for me. Max Fleisher here I come! And what, he's not omnipotent? All right! And he's not married? Get out of my [censored] way and let me draw!!

Read Rags Morales' complete blog at blogspot.com.



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