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May 1, 2007: Exclusive Interview with Stephan Nilson

By Steve Younis

Stephan Nilson is the writer on the current 5-part "Justice & Doom" animations playing with the final season 6 episodes of "Smallville", he also recently wrote "Justice League Unlimited #32" for DC Comics. Stephan took time out from his writing to talk to the Superman Homepage about these two projects.

Q: You've written all 5 episodes of the Smallville "Justice & Doom" animation being released with the remaining Season 6 episodes, while also having written "Justice League Unlimited #32". What other Superman related work have you done?

A: Unfortunately none, yet. The big guy is one of the hardest characters to get a chance to write. I'm working on a couple of pitches at the moment and waiting to hear back about them. I have another JLU story line that has the big guy in it. Not to give anything away but it focuses on his weakness to magic. It puts him in a bad spot, but gives him the opportunity for the readers to really see just how mentally and physically tough Superman is when he continues the task at hand even though he's in a vulnerable position.

Q: Are you a fan of "Smallville"? Have you watched all 6 seasons of the show?

A: Yeah. I've watched every episode of Smallville, with a small interruption with season five. We lost our local WB station early in the season, but I've been catching up thanks to some Sunday reruns. I was hooked from the very beginning. I was impressed with how they handled Clark's powers and didn't shy away from him using them. I can't wait until he flies on a regular basis though.

Read the complete interview right here at the Superman Homepage.