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Ask Eddie Fan Forum Here are Eddie Berganza's answers to questions fans put to him in October-December 2003:

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Anthony (cool_kot@hotmail.com) asks:
All I want to know is, wasn't Mongul dead in "Our Worlds at War"? How did he and Sgt Rock come back?

Eddie: Mongul had extensive surgery done to him after being attacked by Doomsday - We never said he was dead. Sgt. Rock is another story. Some of it was revealed in the last SUICIDE SQUAD series.



Stick (Email address withheld by request) asks:
Is Superman's flight speed restricted by the same regulations that prevent aircraft from going supersonic while over landmasses? What I mean is, is fear of creating a sonic boom the only thing that governs his max speed at all?

Eddie: In populated areas this is definitely the case, and if you saw the second Matrix movie, you saw the problems of going at full speed within city limits.



Katana Octopus (katana_octopus@hotmail.com) asks:
Hi Eddie. When are we going to see something about Rao? I think there's a lot about his "relationship" with Big Blue that need some answers... Thanx for your answers.

Eddie: Rao will be remaining dormant for now. Plans for him were from the previous creative team.



Henry Sarmiento (henryjvs@yahoo.com) asks:
While reading the DC boards you might have a very good idea how vocal the guys are about their dislike of the Superman books in 2003 (I'm one of them) and though drastic steps have been taken, sadly most creators are just accepting the fact that Superman fans are the hardest people to please... My question is what steps are you making to ensure that the mess of past year (Harvest, "cough", "cough") would be avoided?

Eddie: Didn't like Harvest, huh? Well, it's a buncha different people with different takes. As Dan DiDio said at one of the cons, we heard what you were saying and we've put together teams that will hopefully satisfy what you feel has been lacking in the books.



Dominic Harman (kal_el@tpg.com.au) asks:
Just a question about colouring and paper quality on the titles. With Jim Lee coming on in April it would seem "Superman" is going to get high quality colouring and high quality paper. What treatment will the other books get in these departments?

Eddie: It's all gonna be on the slick stock starting this February.



Chetrice (cchmosley@yahoo.com) asks:
I was wondering if you could tell us why you think Superman is better that all the other superheroes?

Eddie: He's the first, an icon. Just look at all the imitators. There something just classic about the Man of Steel. And while some heroes have just become revenge fantasies, Big Blue is one to give hope and inspire.



Matt C. (chanfan86@yahoo.com) asks:
I'm a Superman fan who is interested in reading his various stories throughout the decades. Many classic comics from the Golden to the Silver to the Bronze age are expensive or are almost impossible to find. Is there any chance that DC can release affordable black and white bulk collections of Superman's past adventures from these eras? Something much like the Marvel Essentials collections?

Eddie: Let me look into this one.



Lindsey Douglas (saudi_lindsey@yahoo.com) asks:
Thanks for taking the time to answer a few questions from fanboys like me, we appreciate it. I'm a little confused as to what the source of Superman's power. It seemed origionally it was because the gravity on Krypton was greater than Earth and that Kryptonians had a much more dense cellular structure. But then today it seems as if people are leaning towards Superman being powered by the Yellow sun. Which one of these is true, or is it a mixture of both? Thanks again.

Eddie: It's definitely a mix of Krypton's severe bioshere and our Yellow Sun that has created the Superman.



RC (Email address withheld by request) asks:
Was wondering if you could settle this debate -- Seems like there's still dispute regarding Superman's victory over Darkseid in Apokolips Now!: One very vocal side insists that Darkseid lost his strength when he was hit with his Omega Effect... allowing Superman to steal a win (it's a circular argument to which a good number of the incredulous subscribe). The other side -- just as vocal -- says poppycock... Darkseid made no mention of subsequent weakness; there's no continuity to support the idea that Darkseid can be weakened by a single shot of ED; and that it merely awarded Superman a brief, tactical advantage... it didn't steal Darkseid's power and it didn't give Superman the win; he earned it.

Eddie: Superman beat Darkseid fair and square, not due to any loss of power. It's simple: Don't make Kal mad.



Michael (cssnmc@yahoo.com) asks:
Hey Eddie! Thanks for taking the time to answer our questions. I'm really excited about the Superman books in 2004. However, with this "Superstorm" movement in place to broaden the line of books, why start new books with the Question and Vigilante instead of relaunching Superboy and Supergirl? Are there plans to add thier books sometime down the line?

Eddie: Check out SUPERMAN/BATMAN #8. And we'll see what happens later on regarding those titles.



Nathan McDermott (Clark_Kent@dbzmail.com) asks:
Dear Eddy, first thanks for your time, now I have a questions... The new Legion story arc features Superboy from the pocket universe, but does he have any relation whatsoever to our Superman? Also I am not sure if I should purchase it so please help me decide.

Eddie: That Superboy in the Legion is NOT from the pocket Universe, that's Conner from TEEN TITANS. Soon we'll be telling you how he got to the future to begin with.



Christopher Desgrottes (rankun86@hotmail.com) asks:
With all the exposure Superboy's been getting, especially in sell-out books, is it possible that Kon/Conner will once again start in his own series? And if you're not busy, could you personally thank Mark Waid and Geoff Johns for renewing my interest in Superboy and Superman for me? And before I forget, thank you for making DC such a joy to read again.

Eddie: Man, with letters like yours it really hard to say no to. But for now look to TEEN TITANS for Superboy (as well as ACTION COMICS on sale MAY), but if people keep asking... never say never.



Miranda (miranda_992@hotmail.com) asks:
How old is Superman?

Eddie: Over 30.



Frank (FxDx522@aol.com) asks:
Hey Eddie, thanks for taking the time to answer our questions. My question is more about Superboy than Superman. Since Superboy does have some Kryptonian DNA in him, does that mean he'll eventually start to develop powers like Superman? Given it took Clark like 17 years before his cells really started to show some power.

Eddie: As you've seen in recent issues of TITANS (and this site seems to becoming the SuperBOY Homepage), the Teen of Steel is starting to show more of his Kryptonian genetics, but it's what else he's made of that we're all afraid of.



Tinder (archer_k@excite.com) asks:
Back in 1995 Dan Jurgens wrote "Superman vs. Aliens" which introduced a young blonde girl named Kara from a Krypton-like Argo City floating out in space. The last page showed that Kara survived the final destruction in a lifepod but said she had know idea where Earth was or how to find it. Will we ever see this Kara again? Will she ever make it to Earth?

Eddie: We won't be seeing THAT Kara.



Rich (email address withheld) asks:
Eddie... regarding "Superman/Batman #4", I'm confuzled: If Superman can take multiple Captain Marvel shots to the face, then catch Marvel's fist (seemingly with ease), then toss Marvel like a ragdoll... then how can Marvel "have the advantage" when going against Superman "toe to toe"? Also, what's the deal with making Marvel Supes' power rival? The guy never racks up the feats of power that Superman routinely does; he usually struggles with far less; nearly died when Eclipso cut Superman's power loose... and, while Superman's had two significant power ups in the last ten years, Marvel's had none. Makes no sense to me; seems very arbitrary.

Eddie: Billy has a lot of potential, but his great power is wrappd in a young man, so it's still yet to be tapped, and since it's also derived mystically, it does pose a threat to Superman.



Rich (email address withheld) asks:
What exactly happened to Captain Marvel in "Superman/Batman #4"? Superman throws him, Batman kicks him (Why did he do that, too? What could a Bat kick do that a Superman throw can't?) -- and then, the next thing you know, Batman is approaching an unconscious Billy Batson. What KO'd Marvel? What reverted him to Batson?

Eddie: Obviously everyone was playing possum. Do you guys wanna see what really happened inbetween #4 and #5 as far as the real battle between Superman/Batman against Capt. Marvel/Hawkman?

Jeph Loeb: A: Um... sorry if this wasn't clear, it was to many, many readers -- but for the sake of clarity, HERE GOES:. S & B decided to castle. They switched partners. Yes, Superman could've thrown Captain Marvel into the mountain, but he didn't, he used Batman as sort of a soccer move or a volley ball move -- set up and then have Bats score. I thought it was cool. McGuinness did too and drew it cool. All Batman's kick did was redirect where CM was headed, perhaps catching him off guard -- Batman's kick DID NOT accelerate CM or cause him to revert back to Billy. The switch to Billy was Captain Marvel's switch back on them (ref: Hawkman's line and Batman's surprise at finding the boy). When CM made impact on the mountain there's a small BURST (some folks have said that CM always has a giant bolt of lightning, but he changes in public, in buildings, so there are various degrees of what that would look like (and subject to the artist's interpretation). By appearing as a boy "around Robin's age" Marvel actually took advantage of one Batman's few vulnerable moments so he could then zap him. But, again, THE STORY IS NOT OVER. Hope that helps -- and I really hope that folks enjoyed the rest of the issue and that this single moment didn't take away the thrilled packed adventure that has been and will still come! YEESH!



Rich (email address withheld) asks:
In "Superman #199", Superman considered using an "electromagnetic pulse" to destroy the nano-attackers inside the Metropolitans. Just wondering -- how was he going to generate an EMP? Through his heat vision?

Eddie: Yup, in theory, although unleashing that massive a heat vision blast would leave him pretty weak. We'll have to really try that one someday.



Thanks Eddie! And thanks also to Jeph Loeb. We really appreciate your continued involvement in this forum.

Eddie: Big apologies for being absent this last couple of months, hopefully the books will make up for it.



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