2002 Comic Book News Archives
December 1, 2002: Casey Talks “Adventures of Superman”
The Comic Book Resources website caught up with Joe Casey to talk about his work in comics, and specifically, his work on "The Adventures of Superman". Here's an excerpt from the interview...f there's one thing that everyone knows about Joe Casey, it's that he writes "Wildcats" for DC Comics' Wildstorm imprints and aside from a recap of his career, you won't be hearing that series mentioned again in this interview. The often outspoken and controversial comic book writer has been writing some of the most popular fictional characters in recent times, from the X-Men to Superman, both drawing very different kinds of attention and his newest venture is original series "Automatic Kafka," an abstract superhero series that has drawn fans in as much as it has confused them or even drawn criticism. But through it all, Joe Casey is a comic book fan who says he is having a great time doing what he loves and in an extensive interview with CBR News, he spoke about two of his most time consuming projects, "Automatic Kafka" and "Adventures of Superman," choosing to speak first about the latter.
"After working almost exclusively at Marvel, I'd started weaning myself off of writing mainstream superhero comic books," says Casey of his time just before coming onboard "Adventures of Superman." "I was writing 'Wildcats Vol. 2' and a few creator-owned side projects and that was about it. Joe Kelly and Jeph Loeb are two of my best friends in the business, so when the 'Adventures of Superman' gig became available, I guess they bribed Berganza into giving me a shot. Two years later, I'm still here."
And jokes aside, Casey says the appeal of working on "Adventures" is simple - it's Superman! "Well, he's the first superhero, isn't he? He's the mold from which all other heroes sprung. I'd had a lot of fun working on the 'Mr. Majestic' [with upcoming 'Superman/Batman' penciller Ed McGuinness] series for Wildstorm, so I always thought it would be a gas to write the original. 'Mr. Majestic' was an exercise in 'Big Hero Comics.' That 'widescreen' style was in vogue at the time, and the series was our contribution. To be honest, I got that particular storytelling style out of my system after the first six issues. At the very least, it put me in a headspace to be able to tackle a character like Superman, who operates on a large dramatic canvas."
Read the complete interview at the CBR website.
2002 Comic News
Listed below are all the Comic News items archived for 2002.- January 3, 2002: Wizard Fan Awards Nominees
- January 8, 2002: New Look for Superman Books
- January 8, 2002: Casey Talks “Adventures of Superman”
- January 11, 2002: Alex Ross Interview
- January 13, 2002: John Buscema Dies
- January 16, 2002: Superman & Savage Dragon
- January 17, 2002: DC Comics Launches 9-11 Mini-Site
- January 18, 2002: Superman Homepage in “Superman #178”
- January 22, 2002: Dan Slott Talks Justice League Adventures
- January 26, 2002: Kurt Schaffenberger Dies
- January 26, 2002: “First Time” for DC Characters
- February 5, 2002: Jeph Loeb Talks Superman - The Secret Revealed
- February 5, 2002: Derec Aucoin Joins Superman Team - Update
- February 7, 2002: New DC Comics President
- February 23, 2002: Paul Levitz Talks “Smallville” Comic Book
- February 26, 2002: Wagner Talks DC Project
- March 5, 2002: Superboy Cancelled!
- March 8, 2002: DC Comics Sues Wella Corp.
- March 9, 2002: New Monthly Superman/Batman Comic!!!
- March 12, 2002: Comics and the Internet
- March 13, 2002: MAD Magazine “Smallville” Issue
- March 14, 2002: Mark Schultz Talks Superman
- March 24, 2002: Berganza Talks Smallville Comic Stories
- April 4, 2002: Bogdanove talks “Superman/Aliens II: GodWar”
- April 11, 2002: SCI FI Joins Free Comic Day
- April 14, 2002: JLA to go Bi-Weekly in August
- April 17, 2002: Daily Planet Crew in Marvel Comic
- April 20, 2002: Mark Millar Talks Superman
- April 21, 2002: DC Comics at WonderCon
- May 9, 2002: The JLA's Obsidian Age
- May 10, 2002: The Physics Behind Comic Books
- May 20, 2002: Superman Comics = Real Life
- May 27, 2002: “Sorry!” Says Superman Editor Eddie Berganza
- May 28, 2002: New Superman Comics Creative Team
- June 7, 2002: Doug Hazlewood Interview and Gallery
- June 16, 2002: “Smallville: The Comic”
- June 19, 2002: Superman's “Ending Battle” in September
- June 20, 2002: Steve Seagle Talks Superman
- July 6, 2002: Superman's “Day of Doom”
- July 7, 2002: Waid Talks “Superman: Birthright”
- July 7, 2002: Superman's Costume Change
- July 7, 2002: No More Superman Comics in Brazil
- July 22, 2002: San Diego Comic Con 2002 Information
- August 4, 2002: Seagle Talks Superman at San Diego Comic Con
- August 8, 2002: Nicolas Cage Selling His Comic Collection!
- August 15, 2002: JLA With Alex Ross and Paul Dini
- September 11, 2002: Superman Comics Back in Brazil
- September 15, 2002: Tom Derenick Draws Superman
- September 19, 2002: Superman 10 Cent Adventure
- September 22, 2002: Man of Steel Cancelled!
- September 22, 2002: Forbes Rates Richest Fictional Characters
- September 25, 2002: Mark Waid Sets the Record Straight
- September 29, 2002: 12-Part “Superman: Metropolis” Series
- October 14, 2002: Nicolas Cage Sells Comic Books for US$1.6 Million
- October 15, 2002: Duncan Rouleau Interview
- November 4, 2002: Berganza Talks Superman in 2003
- November 12, 2002: DC Comics for 2003
- November 14, 2002: Kurt Busiek Talks Superman
- November 15, 2002: Pantheon Books to Publish Alex Ross Book
- November 26, 2002: Nicolas Cage To Sell More Comics
- November 26, 2002: Tom Palmer Talks “Smallville” Comic Books
- November 27, 2002: Superman Comics Return to Brazil
- December 1, 2002: Casey Talks “Adventures of Superman”
- December 4, 2002: Kelly Talks “Action Comics” #800
- December 5, 2002: Joe Kelly Talks New JLA Lineup
- December 11, 2002: Steve Gerber Talks “Superman: Last Stand on Earth”
- December 19, 2002: Supergirl Cancelled!
- December 21, 2002: Eddie Berganza Promoted to Group Editor!
- December 27, 2002: Cavalieri Talks “Superman: Secret Identity”
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