2007 Comic Book News Archives
June 20, 2007: Alan Burnett Talks Cartoons to Comics
Newsarama.com has published an interview with Alan Burnett, writer and director on many animated TV shows, including "Super Friends", "Superman: The Animated Series", "Batman: The Animated Series", "Batman Beyond", and "Krypto The Superdog", who is now about to start a run on the "Superman/Batman" comic book with artist Dustin Nguyen. Here's a few excerpts from the interview...
- Q: So are your Superman and Batman similar to the DCAU versions or something else?
AB: I don't know where my Supes and Bats start or DC's end. I just took everything from the comics I could. Our Batman is an amalgamation of all the Batmans that have ever existed. We borrowed a little Bill Finger here, some Denny O'Neill there. I've always liked the Steve Englehardt stories. I like the way he involved women in his stories. Actually, I really get into that later in the series. It will take a while, but it will really lock in. That's the spirit that I have in my head. I don't want to give away too much on the series, but I did have a lot of fun writing it. I really surprised myself on it.
Q: How did you find writing a comic compared to an animated episode?
AB: I found it easy. When I write cartoons I think in terms of animators really. I think in terms of the number of lines he has to draw and then try to stage it so it's not too complicated. What many people don't realize is something as simple as a horse galloping through a scene, you can save a lot of work by drawing it only from the hips up. You don't have to do the legs.
With comics I'm free from that restriction. It's like thinking in terms of storyboards. But being free of the animation restrictions, if I want to have the cavalry charge, I can really have a whole cavalry charge.
- AB: I think what you're going to see this year is a lot of team-ups. I mean the opening of the season will be a two-parter with Superman.
Q: So Big Blue finally shows up?
AB: Big Blue finally shows up.
Q: How would you describe the relationship between the two this time compared to past ones?
AB: I would say this time Superman will be the one that's the more stand-offish. Batman is a bit friendlier.
2007 Comic News
Listed below are all the Comic News items archived for 2007.- January 20, 2007: Geoff Johns Previews Superman for 2007
- January 26, 2007: DC Comics Teaser Poster
- January 29, 2007: Wrestler Jerry Lawler to Draw Superman
- February 1, 2007: Didio Answer Questions on DC Teaser Image
- February 8, 2007: Ale Garza to Draw Supergirl
- February 15, 2007: Geoff Johns Explains “Action Comics” Delays
- February 16, 2007: Further Geoff Johns “Action Comics” Elaboration
- February 20, 2007: Details on DC's Weekly “Countdown” Series
- February 21, 2007: Dan Didio and Mike Marts Talk “Countdown”
- February 23, 2007: DC Comics Sends “Action Comics #845” Back to Press
- February 23, 2007: Content Change for “Superman #659”
- February 25, 2007: NYCC Report - DC Nation Panel
- February 27, 2007: Joe Kelly Talks “Supergirl”
- February 28, 2007: “Superman” Comics Content Changes
- March 4, 2007: WonderCon 07 DC Nation Panel
- March 6, 2007: “Justice League of America #7” Cover Revealed
- March 8, 2007: Brad Meltzer “Justice League of America” Interview
- March 19, 2007: Fabian Nicieza on Writing “Action Comics”
- April 4, 2007: Extra Pages in “52” Finale at No Extra Cost
- April 5, 2007: “Superman Legends #1” Debuts April 19th in the UK
- April 12. 2007: Alan Burnett Talks “Superman/Batman”
- April 13, 2007: Mike Carlin Remembers “The Death of Superman”
- April 15, 2007: More Scheduling Problems for “Action Comics”
- April 18, 2007: Byrne is Dead... Long Live... YOD!
- April 18, 2007: Superman Comics Continuity “Post-Infinite Crisis”
- April 19, 2007: Exclusive “Countdown” Preview on MySpace
- April 19, 2007: Dan Didio Prepares to “Countdown”
- May 7, 2007: Wizard World Philadelphia 2007 - June 15-17
- May 11, 2007: Gary Frank - The New “Action Comics” Artist
- June 2, 2007: Dan Jurgens Talks “History of the Multiverse”
- June 14, 2007: Dustin Nguyen on Illustrating “Superman/Batman”
- June 16, 2007: DC Nation Panel at HeroesCon
- June 17, 2007: Superman Comic News from Wizard World Philadelphia
- June 20, 2007: Exclusive Interview with Fabian Nicieza
- June 20, 2007: Alan Burnett Talks Cartoons to Comics
- June 20, 2007: Dustin Nguyen Talks “Superman/Batman”
- June 28, 2007: Alex Ross Unveils Up-Coming Wizard Magazine Cover
- July 3, 2007: Didio Reveals New “Countdown” Teaser Image
- July 12, 2007: Superman Homepage Wizard World Tour Continues with Chicago!
- July 13, 2007: Superman Homepage at San Diego Comic-Con
- July 18, 2007: DC Comics “Final Crisis” Teaser Image
- July 19, 2007: Superman's Death Rated No. 1
- July 20, 2007: Wizard World Returns to Chicago August 9-12
- July 27, 2007: More Details from San Diego Comic Con
- July 27, 2007: SDCC Panel Report - “DC Countdown... To The End?” & “DC Group Therapy”
- July 27, 2007: Gary Frank Reveals His Superman Sketchbook
- July 29, 2007: SDCC News - “DC: Big Guns” Panel
- July 29, 2007: SDCC News - “DC: New Worlds Order” Panel
- July 29, 2007: SDCC News - “DC Nation” Panel
- July 29, 2007: “All Star Superman” Wins Eisner Award
- August 3, 2007: San Diego 2007: Countdown to Salvation Tangent Run to the Finals!
- August 8, 2007: Gary Frank Superman Sketch Book Updated
- August 10, 2007: Superman Homepage at Wizard World Chicago 2007, Day 1 - Friday
- August 10, 2007: Wizard World Chicago - DC Nation Panel
- August 10, 2007: Wizard World Chicago 2007 - Preview Night
- August 13, 2007: New Supergirl Creative Team Announced
- August 13, 2007: The Death of Mike Wieringo
- August 15, 2007: Wizard World Chicago 2007 - Final Report
- August 28, 2007: Keith Giffen Talks “Four Horsemen”
- August 29, 2007: Geoff Johns Talks “Action Comics” and Bizarro
- August 31, 2007: Dini and Quitely do T.O. Comic-Con
- September 5, 2007: “Superman Confidential” Comics Rescheduled
- September 5, 2007: “Kingdom Come” Superman in JSA Comics
- September 19, 2007: More Superman Comic Scheduling Changes
- September 27, 2007: Kurt Busiek Talks About “The Third Kryptonian”
- October 10, 2007: Kurt Busiek Reveals the Third Kryptonian
- October 12, 2007: Eric Powell Talks About Drawing Superman
- October 20, 2007: Geoff Johns Reveals Details on Up-Coming Superman Comics
- October 31, 2007: Palmiotti and Gray Talk “Superman Confidential #7”
- November 21, 2007: Wizard World Texas 2007 Report
- December 9, 2007: Renato Guedes Named New “Superman” Artist
- December 12, 2007: “Superman Confidential” Scheduling Changes
- December 13, 2007: Darwyn Cooke Returns for More “New Frontier” Stories
- December 17, 2007: Chloe Sullivan's Comic Book Debut
- December 19, 2007: Dates Set for Superman and Superboy Lawsuits
- December 24, 2007: Dan Didio and Geoff Johns Talk Superman in 2008
- December 28, 2007: Frank Quitely on Drawing Superman
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