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Here are Eddie Berganza's answers to questions fans put to him in August 2003:
Eddie's Answers
John Clifford (Elflore@aol.com) asks:Hey Eddie, could you tell us a little more about what to expect from the new Superman revamp coming up? Honestly at this point I'm not sure if I'm excited or worried. I'm loving the new "Superman/Batman" book right now; I love Jim Lee and Greg Rucka's work, and what I've read of Brian Azzarello. On the other hand, I'm also a big fan of Superman's idealism, his 'boy scout-ness' you might say, and of the Clark/Lois relationship, and Chuck Austen has made some comments in interviews which make me wonder if these elements are going to be downplayed by the new team. For me, I love the Superman who proves nerds CAN stand by their dreams, and old school idealism can be made to work. If Superman can't do this, who can?
Eddie: Honestly, you're going to get that in each of the books, but with the flavor of the particular creator. Chuck will not be doing Lois stories, but you will get some nice down home realism with his Lana Lang. On the other end you have Greg and Lois Lane--and as Greg has pointed out at cons the story of Clark and Lois is one of love. As for Azzarello and Lee...oh, you'll see.
D. A. (darnold@netzero.net) asks:
Eddie, thanks for your time and answers. Do you think that the love of Lois for Clark/Superman isn't portrayed enough? It "seems" sometimes that her career and what she wants is maybe a little more important to her than her husband? [BTW, I don't think she's a bad woman or person I'm just wondering if her appearance time unintentionally puts her in a bad light?]
Eddie: She loves her husband a lot, but she also works hard not to be in his shadow. Pretty tough thing to do. ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN with Greg and Matt Clark will explore the dynamics of their relationship and maybe even add more stress.
Marc Hebert (superfriend1000@hotmail.com) asks:
Did the Kents create the design for the S symbol on Superman's chest, or did they copy it from one that they saw inside the spaceship that brought him to Earth?
Eddie: It's inspired by both Kal's Kryptonian heritage and the Earth heroes of the Kent's youth.
Vinnie Civitillo (dr1derful@hotmail.com) asks:
Now that the superbooks have been split up, how will major things like the separation of Lana and Pete in one book play off in the other books? Will Lana and Pete be together in one book and apart in the others? Will the new writers of the 3 books play off each other, or will they just be going in 3 completely different directions?
Eddie: The big deal things will crossover, but when it comes to Lana Lang that will be the sole province of Chuck Austen, Ivan Reiss and Marc Campos in ACTION COMICS.
Eric (filmbuff_1980@hotmail.com) asks:
Hi, Eddie. Over the past decade, "Lois and Clark", "Superman: The Animated Series", "Smallville", and "Justice League" have all kept up Superman's image in media other than comics. And they've done so, for the most part, while maintaining a respect for the character and his fans. Judging from Superman's place as the Number Two Greatest Pop Icon on VH1 (after Oprah - what's up with that?!), I'd say his popularity is as high as it's ever been. However, I can remember a time when being a fan of Superman was not so 'cool'. Are you, and the other Superman editors and writers, concerned that the new "Superman" movie will negatively impact the character's popularity and sales, should it be a monumental disaster. Given that Jon Peters is in charge, it seems likely to be headed to the Summer Event Movie doldrums.
Eddie: Superman is bigger than any of us, it's what he stands for that make him stand the test of time regardless of what media he's featured in.
Jepthe (immortalcomix@yahoo.com) asks:
Operating under the assumption that Kryptonite in affect renders Superman as helpless if not more helpless then you or me, would it stand to reason that Superman could be impaled by an object made of Kryptonite? The question being would the fact that an object is made of Kryptonite negate Superman's bullet proof status?
Eddie: Definitely. Check out SUPERMAN/BATMAN #1 and #2.
Greg Davidson (5uperman@bellsouth.net) asks:
Thanks for taking your time to answer these questions Eddie. First Question, are you psychic? Between the smoking Towers issue of Superman and the Upcoming Blackout in the Metropolis series you guys really seem to make art imitate life. Second I'm really liking the re-boot that all of the "S" books are getting, however one of the things that draws me to the Superman character are his Messianic qualities, will these be lost?
Eddie: Yeah, I get really scared when things in our books start to foretell what's happening in the real world--there's more than we care to count on those.
D. A. (darnold@netzero.net) asks:
I once overheard a couple talking about Batman vs Superman and they mentioned how "stupid" Superman is. They also said that if Superman didn't have any powers and he and the Bat got into a fight Superman would be a goner. They based this upon the fact that the Bat knows and is a master of so many forms of martial arts, is a genius, and is rich. My take on it is that Clark has the genetic code of the two foremost geniuses of an ancient race that was unspeakably more advanced than Earth so he can't be too dumb. How intellegent is Superman?
Eddie: Superman is an intelligent man, he's not a SUPER-genius, but his true potential is unknown. As I see it, he still hasn't gotten into his birth father's vocation. Once he starts doing the science thing, who knows what that could lead to. And he's smart enough not to face Batman without powers, but with them--look at the aforementioned S/B#2.
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