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Larry (lmargolis@dkdr.com) asks:
You have hinted at making things up to "old timers" over the concerns with "Birthright". Will this be a gradual, eventual thing or a full-out explanation, and if so, when? Certainly, within the "Superman Secret Files 2004", the history of, say, the Eradicator, shows that that history is still intact which implies that the "Death of Superman" storyline is also intact and any offshoots. Is this true? Thanks, and thanks for being willing to do this Q&A - its very nice to talk to the man in charge.

Eddie: Gradually, we'll see how everything does fit. But definitely the Death of Superman happened!



Adam Hoerner (adamhoerner@hotmail.com) asks:
Eddie, thanks for taking the time to answer these questions every month. I'm not trying to stir up trouble, but an answer you gave to a question about the birthing matrix in the last forum confused me: "We never said there wasn't a birthing matrix on that new ship (in Birthright)." Well, you might not have said it, but it was certainly illustrated. In the first issue of "Birthright", the infant Kal-El is clearly seen being placed into the ship. So he was already born, and that would kind of make a birthing matrix redundant, wouldn't it?

Eddie: Maybe, but the baby had to kept alive for it's long journey. It acted as a second womb, if not the intial one. Think of the way marsupials are born. I won't go in to detail here, but check it out.



Dave (davids1313@netzero.net) asks:
In a recent issue Lois asked Diana for a favor while she was off covering a war. Lois loves her hubby so much she asked the Amazon to make sure her Clark ate and slept and did the laundry. Was this her way of telling Wonder Woman that if something did happen to her and she didn't make it back to look after Clark and not let her ghost come between them. Most of all if she could make him happy!

Eddie: No, this was to make sure he slept and that the laundry got done. Lois is practical and hates dirty laundry, and death isn't something she usually takes the time to think about. She des count Diana as a good friend of Clark's. Nothing more, nothing less.



Larry Margolis (lmargolis@dkdr.com) asks:
Will the other books ever catch up or will "Superman" always remain one year ahead of the other books? At some point, won't that have to happen? Won't the other books reach the starting point of the "Vanishing" story line?

Eddie: They will won't they.



Grahame Johnston (grahame_johnston@email.com) asks:
"Crisis on Infinite Earths" was supposed to destroy the multiverse, leaving only one universe in its place. But alternate realities and dimensions seem to keep popping up. So, is the multiverse slowly reforming?

Eddie: I think it was more the existence of almost identical universes, but there are so many other things out there. I guess it falls under the law that you can neither create or destroy matter.



Eric (dk2000nbeyond@yahoo.com) asks:
I just want to know what's going on between Lois and Clark in Austen's "Action Comics"? Is Lana slated to be the new girl for the Man of Steel because it really feels like Lois is being taken out of the picture I assume with what I've seen lately and in the up-coming "Action Comics #819" and with all the Lana fans from the comics to the "Smallville" TV series. I guess that's good news for the Lois haters, but sad news for Supes fans like me who have always liked the Lois and Clark mythos of the comics. Thanks for your time.

Eddie: As I said very early on to the new teams taking over, Lana will be featured in ACTION. She's Chuck Austen's character to play with, Greg Rucka has Lois Lane in ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN. Thus both writers can have characters that won't conflict with each other. Although, there will be some appearances by Lois in ACTION. She's Clark's wife, you can't have her vanish. Oh, wait...



Windchill7 (windchill7@aol.com) asks:
Hi Eddie! Thanks for answering our questions. Here's mine: Should we expect Trade Paperback collections of Greg Rucka and/or Chuck Austen's current work on ADVENTURES and ACTION respectively? I'd love to see them.

Eddie: Then we're here to make you fall in love. I don't have any specifics, but you will see them at some point.



Larry (lmargolis@dkdr.com) asks:
Regarding the revelations as to Clark's "demotion" to the Shack, considering that Luthor is no longer the president, and considering the circumstances that led to this, not just his own ranting and raving but what Clark's and Lois' investigations apparently revealed, who are these so-called enemies and why would they continue to hold such influence? Unless its this "secret conspiracy" but then it wouldn't be secret would it. Is this going to be more or better explained?

Eddie: Having Lex be the President was good for a lot of peple, and not all evil. In the DCU history books, Lex could have gone down as one of our best Presidents, if it wasn't for his thing with Superman. So, having lost him was a blow that some decided to take out on the Daily Planet and Clark.



Thanks again for answering our questions.

Eddie: It's always fun. See you at the Summer cons if you're going.



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