2003 Comic Book News Archives

Smallville #6

December 2, 2003: Clint Carpenter Talks “Smallville” TV & Comics

ComicBookResources.com has conducted an interview with Clint Carpenter, script coordinator for the "Smallville" TV show and writer for the comic book series, and discussed with him the relationship between the TV show, the comic book and the internet. Here's an excerpt from the interview...

    Whenever a comic is launched to accompany a television series, the question of it's validity in the show's canon- it's official timeline- is asked and while "Smallville: The Comic" isn't going to change the show's continuity, it will accentuate it, says Carpenter. "I would say that the comic is more of a companion piece. Canon is established by the show, but hopefully the stories in the comics can strengthen and elaborate on the canon.

    "Though the differences in the production schedules of the show and the comic won't always cooperate, we are trying to tie the comic more directly into the current events of the show. For example, the most recent issue, #5, features a story that takes place right after the end of Season 2. Since the beginning of Season 3 left a gap of about three months where we don't know the specifics of what had happened during that time, I think there's some interesting stuff to be found in issue #5 for fans of the show. #6 will also be a good example of this. The show recently entered repeats with a cliffhanger -- Lex is locked in a mental institution and seemingly insane. #6, which goes on sale the same day the second half of the cliffhanger airs, will elaborate on how Lex ended up there by giving some backstory that we haven't gotten in any of the episodes.

    "In addition to tying to comic more closely to the show, we're also tying it more closely to 'Smallville's' presence online. They're doing great things at www.smallville.net and we're working to do some cross-promoting and sharing of storylines with them."

Read the complete interview at the CBR website.



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