2012 Comic Book News Archives

August 11, 2012: Scott Lobdell Talks "Superman" Comic Books

Superman #0 ComicVine.com has published an interview with writer Scott Lobdell to find out what he has planned for his run writing the monthly "Superman" comic book title. Here's a portion of what Lobdell had to say...

    Part of the plan is to introduce a character who leaves Superman completely and totally and in all ways outmaneuvered. Someone who is smarter, stronger and more powerful than he is. (I always thought Doomsday was a frightening enemy because he is this unstoppable engine of destruction and pure rage. On the other side of the spectrum is Lex, who is almost as brilliant as Superman is super. We're introducing a guy who is both of those things and everything in between!)

    For years people have been saying that "Superman is too powerful" -- that it is hard to write a Superman story because what kind of threat can he realistically face?

    The first arc is about putting Superman (and the rest of the Super family) in front of a character who sees the most powerful person on the planet as little more than a pest. That's a place Superman has never been before -- and it is going to force him to be more resourceful and in some ways more ruthless than ever before.

Read the complete interview at ComicVine.com.



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