2009 Comic Book News Archives

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May 14, 2009: James Robinson - Writer Without a Superman

ComicBookResources.com has published the first part of their interview with writer James Robinson in which they discuss with him his writing the "Superman" comic book title.

    When you first signed on for "Superman," did you know how soon you would be losing the big guy as your main character?

    Yes and no. I think it was something that Geoff [Johns] and I and [DC Executive Editor Dan DiDio] talked about quite early; how this was all going to go down and which books was going to have which character appearing in it and all of that. It wasn't a surprise to me. In fact, it's exciting to be given such a challenging assignment.

    One of the things they wanted me to do was, how should I put it, Opal City-ize Metropolis. I think it's a criticism, and a valid one, if God came down with a giant hand and plucked away the Lex Luthor Building and the Daily Planet, there is nothing else distinctive about that city. It could be anywhere in America. And one of the things I am trying to do -- and you'll see with the "Secret Files" we have and everything else we have planned -- by the time I leave the book, which won't be for quite some time hopefully, you'll really get some sense of what Metropolis is and a little bit more of its history and everything else.

You can read the complete first part of the interview at the CBR website.



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