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October 4, 2010: Paul Cornell Discusses Lex Luthor in "Action Comics"

Action Comics #893 io9.com caught up with writer Paul Cornell to talk to him about his run on "Action Comics". Here's an excerpt from the interview...

    Action Comics is really shaping up to be your definitive Lex Luthor tale. What's your favorite part about writing Lex, and have any particular portrayals of Lex informed how you depict him?

    I love Lex's conviction that he's for put upon humanity. If that were all he was, the Promethean who wants to take fire from the gods and give it to people, he'd be a great hero. But his human flaws stop him from being. He doesn't know that Superman, really being Clark Kent, who's the real person in that secret identity, is actually a much better human being than he is. The gap between Lex's aspirations and what he actually does is fascinating, and very relatable, in a strange sort of way. We might want to be Superman, but Lex is where we might end up. I identify with that. I love Gene Hackman's charisma, we can see why people follow that Lex, and I love how tawdry Kevin Spacey makes him. That's what always makes him fail.

You can read the entire interview at io9.com.



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