2008 Comic Book News Archives

Adventures of Superman #648

May 1, 2008: Exclusive Interview with Karl Kerschl

Superman Homepage writer Jason Larouche recently sat down with artist Karl Kerschl to ask him about his career as a comic book artist, his take on Superman, and what he's most looking forward to in the near future.

    Q: Can you recall the first Superman project you pencilled?

    Karl: Yeah, I did... I can't remember which one but it was one of the Return to Krypton books and then later on I had a regular stint on Adventures of Superman with Greg Rucka.

    Q: When handling a character like Superman, whose only means of disguise are a change of hair style and glasses, can you describe any tricks in order to make the two distinct? And in your opinion, why does the disguise work so well?

    Karl: I guess the only thing you do is really play with facial expressions and body postures. In a lot of my run, there wasn't much distinction between Clark Kent and Superman physically because Clark was depicted as a fairly competent reporter; he wasn't nerdy or goofy-looking. I didn't really spend a lot of time figuring out how to make these two personas distinct. I know I parted his hair on different sides, but I think what Frank Quitely is doing on All-Star Superman now is really a lot more effective. He actually gives Clark a slump, has his hair bedraggled, give him a kind of double chin. I think that's extremely effective and if I were to do it again, I'd follow that lead.

Read the complete interview with Karl Kerschl right here at the Superman Homepage.



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