2012 Comic Book News Archives
October 11, 2012: New York Comic Con Superman Panel Report
The "DC Comics - The New 52: Superman" panel just took place from 6.30-7.30pm at the New York Comic Con, with moderator Bob Wayne, editors Matt Idelson and Eddie Berganza, writers Grant Morrison (Action Comics) and Mike Johnson (Supergirl), joined by artist Mahmud Asrar (Supergirl) and incoming Action Comics team Andy Diggle and Tony Daniel. Also in attendance were writer Sholly Fisch and artist Cully Hamner.Grant Morrison started off discussing "Action Comics #15", showing an image of Superman fighting "Super Doomsday" alongside the Daily Planet building.
Superman's first exposure to Kryptonite in this "New 52" continuity will happen in the upcoming "Action Comics Annual" to be written by Sholly Fisch with art by Cully Hamner. Fisch explains we'll see a "new direction for Steel that no one was expecting. It's got Luthor, it's got Lois, it's got Jimmy... And Superman and Kryptonite Man hit each other!" As for the back-up story written by Max Landis, it was described as "The most deranged thing you've ever seen".
As for the "H'el on Earth" crossover, Eddie Berganza says, "We have Supergirl coming in to help... or not. They're not one big happy Super family, and you'll see a lot of changes there in this story."
Look for a Superboy/Batman team up in the last part of the "H'el on Earth" saga, with Superboy wearing Superman's Kryptonian armor. While Supergirl will meet up with the Flash in a story titled "The Fastest Girl on Earth".
Incoming "Action Comics" creative team Andy Diggle and Tony Daniel met for the fist time in person at this convention, with Diggle saying, "It's ridiculously exciting to be writing Superman, and incredibly terrifying to be following Grant Morrison. If you see the last page in Superman #0, you'll get some clues to this new costume, and where he might be that he's wearing it."
Coming off a long stint on Batman books, artist Tony Daniel commented that he's "excited to flex some different creative muscles, with people flying through the air, bursting through buildings... coming out during the day, I haven't done a lot of that stuff in a long time."
Jim Lee and Scott Snyder joined the panel to announce their new stand-alone Superman comic book project. "2013 is the 75th anniversary of Superman, so we were talking about adding an additional book to the family. We were waiting for the right creative team to come along - I didn't hire myself I promise."
"Scott kind of walked me through this incredible story, and I started visualizing the story in my mind immediately. I was describing what we'd do with camera angles, story telling, narrative," continued Lee.
"That discussion turned into us doing this new Superman book. For me it's a nice departure, too, going onto a solo book instead of a team book. I was a huge fan of Scott's work from the beginning of American Vampire. And obviously the Court of Owls stuff just blew my socks off. He's got a great story... which I can't tell you about."
Snyder said "We're going to try to deliver to you the biggest and most kick-ass Superman story we can. I'm writing the features and the back-ups. It'll be big and gamechanging but have a lot of intimacy, a lot of American History. This is the Superman story I'd tell if I could only tell one before they kicked me right off."
Moving on to discuss "Superman: Earth One - Volume 2" by J. Michael Staczynski and Shane Davis, Eddie Berganza explained, "Superman is a kid learning a lot of things, including the potential of his powers. A lot of people don't trust this guy in tights flying around above them." With the Parasite being the main villain of the story, Bergzana continued, "The main theme of this story is power, that power corrupts and power can fail you."
The panel then turned questions over to the fans, and Grant Morrison explained, "I was originally going to just do 6 issues, but when I had started I realized I needed 17 issues to back my story up. I really enjoyed doing the one-offs, if I could change anything at all, I think I'd try to do every issue as a complete story, I think that's really fun especially for Superman".
When someone asked if there was any chance of seeing the old "classic" costume again, Jim Lee answered, "I don't think History is all about looking back. The great thing about a character with this rich history is it gives you a deferrment to work from where this story comes. To keep the characters relevant and modern, you have to be fearless and keep looking forward, keep moving. I understand your connection or your desire to see some of the old trappings of the costume. In 75 years they'll be pining away for this costume right now." Cully Hamner added, "You know, the basics of the costume are still there, you still have the red cape and the S on his chest. I think evolution is a good thing, I don't think you should shy away from it."
When asked who was the more dominant personality in this continuity - Superman or Clark Kent, Sholly Fisch answered, "Both characters are 'real'. Whether he's Superman or Clark Kent, he's always trying to be so good and make things better. Either way, he's a good guy. When you come down to it, he's a hero."
As for whether Superman has died and returned in this continuity, Morrison said, "YES. A lot of that stuff happened, you'll see in Action Comics #15, #16, and #17, a lot of that stuff that happened."
Andy Diggle explained his inspiration for the Superman stories he'll be telling saying, "The thing I liked about Grant's take on it is the younger, edgier, more emotional Superman. I'm very excited to see how he'll evolve in his last few issues. For me, Christopher Reeve was my Superman, he embodied that sense of decency. I've written a lot of not-decent characters in my time, a lot of cynical and darker characters. That is inspirational, that he just does everything he can earnestly to help everyone. I'll take all my darkness and cynicism and put that into the villains!"
Diggle added, "I'm looking forward to not just doing the huge scale space adventure Superman stuff, but the actual Clark Kent journalism stuff too."
[With thanks to Newsaram.com for their live coverage of the panel]
2012 Comic News
Listed below are all the Comic News items archived for 2012.- January 5, 2012: JMS Talks Superman: Earth One - Volume Two
- January 18, 2012: Free Digital DC Comics via LEGO App
- January 19, 2012: Press Release - DC Comics Launches New Logo
- January 26, 2012: Jurgens and Giffen Get Personal with Superman
- January 26, 2012: Green and Johnson Discuss Supergirl Comics
- February 7, 2012: Teen Titans Annual #1 Coming in May
- February 11, 2012: Superman Family Adventures #1
- February 13, 2012: Rags Morales Talks Superman on MMM Podcast
- February 15, 2012: J.T. Krul Talks Superman Beyond
- February 19, 2012: Short Documentary on Superman vs Muhammad Ali
- February 20, 2012: MegaCon Report - DC All Access Panel
- February 21, 2012: DC Comics Reveals Justice League Covers
- February 21, 2012: MegaCon Report - DC Comics: The New 52 Panel
- February 23, 2012: MegaCon Report - Teen Titans Panel
- February 27, 2012: Geoff Johns and Jim Lee Discuss Justice League
- March 1, 2012: Brian Q. Miller Talks Smallville Season 11 Comics
- March 1, 2012: Character Design for Supergirl of Earth 2
- March 2, 2012: Design for Superman of Earth 2
- March 6, 2012: DC Entertainment Launches New Websites
- March 21, 2012: Bryan Q. Miller Talks Smallville: Season 11
- March 22, 2012: Sneak Peek Inside Superman Family Adventures #1
- March 23, 2012: Audio Interview with Brian Q. Miller on Smallville: Season 11
- March 29, 2012: Dan Jurgens on Superman #7
- April 3, 2012: Rags Morales Talks About Revamping Superman
- April 10, 2012: A Guide to Buying Smallville: Season 11 Comic Books
- April 17, 2012: Smallville: Season 11 - Poll Position
- April 26, 2012: DC Nation Mobile App and Print Magazine
- April 27, 2012: Sneak Peek Inside Smallville: Season 11 Chapter 3
- April 30, 2012: Scott Lobdell to Replace Jurgens & Giffen on Superman?
- May 1, 2012: Justice League Sketchbook: Superman
- May 1, 2012: Comic Books - Poll Position
- May 4, 2012: Smallville: Season 11 Release Schedule
- May 4, 2012: Digital-First Comic Book Release Schedule is All Guess Work
- May 8, 2012: Superman Annual #1 Coming in August
- May 8, 2012: Comic Books - Poll Position
- May 15, 2012: Justice League and Superman Beyond Interview
- May 20, 2012: DC's Free Comic Book Day Issue Now Digital
- May 21, 2012: Premise Behind Superman Family Adventures Comic
- May 21, 2012: Rumors Abound - Could Superman Be Gay?
- May 23, 2012: Superman Family Adventures Character Designs
- May 24, 2012: Sneak Peek at Superman: Earth One - Volume 2
- May 24, 2012: Superman Family Adventures Character Descriptions
- May 24, 2012: Dan Jurgens Talks About Superman #9
- May 25, 2012: Superman Family Adventures Character Situations
- May 29, 2012: Superman Family Adventures - Poll Position
- June 5, 2012: DC Comics Sales - The Long View
- June 6, 2012: Green and Johnson Talk About Supergirl
- June 8, 2012: DC Announced Zero Issues in September
- June 12, 2012: Brian Q. Miller Brings Batman to Smallville
- June 12, 2012: Scott Lobdell is New Superman Writer
- June 13, 2012: Dan Jurgens Discusses Superman Issues #11-12
- June 14, 2012: Miller Talks Batman and Nightwing in Smallville
- June 16, 2012: First Look at Rocafort's Superman
- June 19, 2012: Superman Celebration - George Perez Q&A Video
- June 19, 2012: Scott Lobdell Superman Writer - Poll Position
- June 20, 2012: Superman Collected Editions for Early 2013
- June 21, 2012: Bryan Q. Miller Talks About Batman on Smallville
- June 26, 2012: DC Books Now Available on NOOK
- July 1, 2012: Art Baltazar Talks Superman Family Adventures
- July 10, 2012: DC Entertainment Storms Comic-Con
- July 13, 2012: DC Comics: Superman Panel Comic-Con 2012
- July 13, 2012: Superman: Earth One - Volume 2 Sneak Peek
- July 17, 2012: Barbara Gordon Replaces Stephanie Brown in Smallville: Season 11
- July 24, 2012: Grant Morrison Leaving Action Comics
- July 24, 2012: Tom DeFalco Talks Superboy
- July 24, 2012: Shane Davis Discusses Superman: Earth One - Vol 2
- July 24, 2012: Exclusive Mahmud Asrar Supergirl Interview
- July 26, 2012: Grant Morrison Talks Action Comics and Issue #0
- July 26, 2012: Green & Johnson on the Past & Future of Supergirl
- July 26, 2012: Greg Weisman Talks Young Justice Comics
- July 30, 2012: Sneak Peek at Action Comics Vol. 1 HC Sketchbook
- August 1, 2012: More Pages from Action Comics Vol. 1 HC Sketchbook
- August 11, 2012: H'el on Earth Crossover for Superman Family Comic Books
- August 11, 2012: Scott Lobdell Talks Superman Comic Books
- August 19, 2012: Dan Jurgens Talks Superman #11
- August 21, 2012: Digital Comic Book Revolution
- August 22, 2012: Superman's New Love Interest
- August 22, 2012: Shining the Spotlight on Superman Annual #1
- August 22, 2012: New Upgrade for DC Comics App
- August 26, 2012: Karl Kesel Sells Off Comics for Adopted Son's Medical Bills
- August 27, 2012: Rumors on New Man of Steel Comic Book Title
- August 28, 2012: Best Comic Book Title - Poll Position
- August 30, 2012: Jim Lee's Cover for Justice League #12 Second Printing
- September 2, 2012: Neal Adams Talks Superman vs Muhammad Ali
- September 2, 2012: Justice League/Transformers Crossover That Never Happened
- September 3, 2012: Superman/Wonder Woman Romance - Poll Position
- September 10, 2012: Scott Lobdell's Plans for Superman
- September 11, 2012: Big Plans for Superman Family Comic Books
- September 12, 2012: Reis and Prado are New Justice League Artistic Team
- September 16, 2012: Grant Morrison Discusses Leaving Action Comics
- September 21, 2012: Mike Johnson Answers Questions on Supergirl Comics
- September 27, 2012: DC Joins Craftsman for Justice League/Technician Crossover
- October 1, 2012: DC Launches Super-Villain Campaign
- October 4, 2012: Joe ShusterÕs Nights of Horror
- October 6, 2012: DC Comics Has Plans for Man of Steel in 2013
- October 9, 2012: New 52 Zero Month Helps Boost DC Sales
- October 9, 2012: Game-Changing Announcement for Superman Comics at NYCC
- October 10, 2012: Diggle and Daniel are New Action Comics Creative Team
- October 10, 2012: Andy Diggle on Writing Action Comics
- October 11, 2012: New York Comic Con Superman Panel Report
- October 11, 2012: Superboy Annual Puts Superboy in Superman's Armor
- October 12, 2012: Scott Snyder Talks About Writing Superman
- October 14, 2012: Superman 101 from NYCC
- October 14, 2012: Andy Diggle on Writing Action Comics
- October 17, 2012: Game-Changing Back-Up Story in Action Comics #14
- October 17, 2012: Merchandise - Superman Chronicles
- October 18, 2012: Lex Luthor Explains Why Superman is a Threat
- October 19, 2012: Scott Snyder on His Approach to Writing Superman
- October 19, 2012: Exclusive Interview with Brian Q. Miller on Smallville: Season 11
- October 22, 2012: Clark Kent to Quit the Daily Planet
- October 22, 2012: DiDio and Lee Discuss Superman in 2013
- October 22, 2012: JMS and Shane Davis Talk Superman: Earth One - Vol 2
- October 23, 2012: Talking Comics Over Dinner with Jim Lee and Dan DiDio
- October 26, 2012: Max Landis on Writing Superman for Action Comics Annual
- October 30, 2012: Shining a Spotlight on Action Comics Annual #1
- November 5, 2012: Astrophysicist Locates the Planet Krypton
- November 5, 2012: Scott Lobdell Talks Superman at LBCC
- November 6, 2012: Superman: Earth One - Vol 2 - Poll Position
- November 7, 2012: DC Comics Now Available in All Major e-Bookstores
- November 8, 2012: Animated Video on the Location of Krypton
- November 13, 2012: Christopher Jones Talks Young Justice Comic
- November 15, 2012: Tony Daniel Discusses Justice League and Action Comics
- November 19, 2012: Superman: Earth One, Vol 2 is NY Times #1 Best Seller
- November 20, 2012: Superman: Earth One - Vol 2 - Poll Position
- December 4, 2012: Neil deGrasse Tyson Talks About Locating Krypton
- December 13, 2012: Impulse Returns to Smallville: Season 11
- December 21, 2012: New Smallville: Season 11 Every Friday
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