2001 Comic Book News Archives
September 14, 2001: Joe Kelly Talk JLA
Newsarama have interview Joe Kelly about his job as writer of the JLA comic books. Here's a small excerpt from the interview:Q: Let's start with an entry level question - if you had to explain to readers who haven't picked up a DC book for a good while, what this JLA is about, what would you say? Obviously every incarnation has their flavor and buzzwords, what is this team about?
JK: In a lot of ways, the JLA are the embodiment of gods on earth. I find it so difficult to talk about these guys in anything but generic terms because it's like talking about a sub-genre within a genre. We keep refining down - there are superheroes, and then there are the really cool superheroes, and then the mega-ultra-super-duper heroes. They're all the best in their class and unique and iconic, and the distillation point for all other superheroes - you can distill all funny characters down to Plastic Man, all dark characters down to Batman, and all the super-powerful characters down to Superman. They really are the origin points for everything else.
So, yeah, they are like the legends of gods that walk among us. I really like to look at them, at first blush, in that way, like giant Greek statues. But then, as soon as you get closer, you see that there's a real person next to them that has to worry about getting to work on time, paying the bills, and juggling their lives between spending time with their wife and superheroing. These are gods who walk among men as men, so they've got the same kind of troubles as we do. That was one of the things that Mark [Waid] was really good at nailing down, and something I definitely want to keep. My issues so far have all got this big, crazy, kinetic action, but I'm trying to ground it all in character whenever I can.
Read the complete interview at the Newsarama website.
2001 Comic News
Listed below are all the Comic News items archived for 2001.- January 22, 2001: Superman Teams Go Up, Up and Away - For a Month
- March 1, 2001: Berganza on Superman
- March 2, 2001: DC and Marvel announce 'JLA/Avengers' Miniseries
- March 7, 2001: SuperSummit 2001 - The Year to Come in Superman Comics
- March 12, 2001: The New York City Comic Book Museum is throwing a party!
- March 12, 2001: DC Prepares for the Big One
- April 9, 2001: Kelly Coming to JLA
- April 30, 2001: Ed McGuinness in Sketch Magazine
- May 14, 2001: Exclusive Interview with Jeph Loeb
- June 20, 2001: New Superman Costume?
- June 29, 2001: Ed McGuinness Renews Exclusive Contract
- July 2, 2001: Loeb Talks Our Worlds At War
- July 8, 2001: Wow! Bizarro Comics HC Re-Orders Am Horrible!
- July 8, 2001: George Perez Talks JLA/Avengers
- July 9, 2001: Loeb Talks Our Worlds At War
- July 10, 2001: San Diego Comic Con Highlights
- July 21, 2001: Fresh from the San Diego Comic Con 2001
- July 22, 2001: JLA/Avengers at San Diego Comic Con
- July 23, 2001: Pascual Ferry in Action
- July 26, 2001: Superman After the War
- July 31, 2001: Superman/Tarzan: Sons of the Jungle
- August 6, 2001: JLA/Avengers Update
- August 6, 2001: Wrapping Up OWAW with Jeph Loeb
- August 9, 2001: Action Double-Team
- August 16, 2001: Aluir Amancio Interview
- August 28, 2001: Loeb Talks Pecheco and JLA/JSA
- August 30, 2001: Our Worlds At War Guide and FAQ
- August 31, 2001: Mike Manley Interview
- August 31, 2001: DC Comics Diamond Retailer Summit Press Release
- September 2, 2001: WizardWorld 2001 Report
- September 4, 2001: Superman Comics Sales Up 20%
- September 6, 2001: DC Provides Full Coverage in December
- September 6, 2001: DC Signs Doug Mahnke to Exclusive Contract
- September 6, 2001: Kiss Joins Forces with Superman
- September 6, 2001: Rick Mays on Possible Up-Coming Superman Projects
- September 6, 2001: Joe Kelly Talks JLA
- September 10, 2001: Exclusive Min S. Ku Interview
- September 12, 2001: DC Comics Offices Safe
- September 12, 2001: Diamond Comics Distributors on This Week's Comics
- September 14, 2001: Superman's Eerie Coincidence
- September 14, 2001: Joe Kelly Talk JLA
- September 20, 2001: DC Poster Salutes September 11th Heroes
- September 28, 2001: Superman's December Monster Fest
- September 28, 2001: Duncan Rouleau Interview
- October 2, 2001: DC Comics Benefit/Tribute Project
- October 3, 2001: Superman Coincidence Reported on TV News
- October 12, 2001: Artist Sues Over Superman Comic
- October 16, 2001: Superman Comic Book Up for Auction
- October 17, 2001: Adventures of Superman Hits 600
- October 19, 2001: Exclusive Gary Colabuono Interview
- October 22, 2001: The Plight of Krypto
- November 7, 2001: Updated DC Collected Edition CD-Rom Coming
- November 11, 2001: JLA/JSA Officially Announced
- November 17, 2001: History of the DC Universe in Trade Paperback
- November 20, 2001: Mike Wieringo Leaves Adventures of Superman
- November 23, 2001: Marvel Pursued Smallville Comic License!
- November 28, 2001: Vertigo Superman?
- November 29, 2001: Pete Woods on AOS
- December 4, 2001: Jeph Loeb Interview
- December 5, 2001: Superbaby?
- December 6, 2001: The Dark Knight Strikes Again - Press Release
- December 13, 2001: Shield/Triangle Numbers... Gone!
- December 14, 2001: DC Comics Advance Preview of September 11 Comic
- December 20, 2001: Dorkin Talks Superman Adventures Finale!
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