2009 Comic Book News Archives

Superman: Earth One

December 8, 2009: J. Michael Straczynski Talks "Superman: Earth One"

AintItCool.com spoke with writer J. Michael Straczynski and asked him all about his new role as writer for the up-coming "Superman: Earth One" graphic novel. Here's a portion of the interview...

    This is probably one of the most often told and re-told stories in comics history, so you have to be careful to preserve what's established while trying to find areas where you can bring a fresh approach. But I'll be straight up with you: I'm not here to change his story into something it was never intended to be so that I can "make my mark" on the character. It's about respecting the character and his origins. Especially for me, since Superman has always been my number one icon growing up as a kid. Coming from poor surroundings and circumstances where everybody says "forget this idea of being a writer, guys like you who come from nothing always end up at nothing," Superman was what I held onto, the idea of someone who could do anything. My house is filled with enough original Superman artwork, memorabilia and other stuff to constitute a museum. It's probably one of the biggest Superman collections on the Western Seaboard, not because of the collecting instinct, but because that's how much the character has meant to me over the years.

Read the complete interview at the AICN website.



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