2009 Comic Book News Archives

Superman: World of New Krypton #6

August 11, 2009: James Robinson Talks Superman and JLA Comics

ComicsBulletin.com caught up with comic book writer James Robinson to ask him all about his work in both the world of Superman and Justice League of America.

    Q: You and Greg are knocking it out of the park on Superman: World of New Krypton. This is amazing to me because you two weren't originally supposed to be the writers on this book. Tell me about your writing process and how you guys are seamlessly writing what I feel to be the strongest title in the Superman line.

    JR: We had a lot of people in-line to do Superman: World of New Krypton. And for one reason or another, they chose not to do it. Mark Waid was offered the book and he declined it ultimately. And with Andrew Kreisberg, he was given a slight misrepresentation in what the book was. On the surface it appears that Superman is off on his own little world on New Krypton, but Superman: World of New Krypton is still going to be the engine that is driving everything. So we talk every week and we are constantly trading ideas, and I think when Andrew agreed to do the book he thought he was going to do a book that was more self-contained and more off on its own. And outside of comics he has such a busy schedule with his TV work while also writing Green Arrow/Black Canary. It became quite clear to him after our first conference call that it was probably not going to be a good marriage. So he backed out. But by then the Superman books were too far along, so Gregg (Rucka) and I had to do it because there were too many things already rolling. So we started, and it just really meshed. We have different strengths, but we're respectful of them. While talking through the plot, we break it down, and we try the closest we can to get 11 pages each issue. Sometimes it is 10 to 12, but it is normally 11 pages. So when you read it, it is hard to tell who has written what pages. I don't know how that happened, but it's a really good marriage of the pair of us.

You can read the complete interview at ComicsBulletin.com.



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