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February 28, 2013: Jordon's Plans for More Action/Adventure in "Superboy"

Superboy Justin Jordon is the new writer taking over the creative duties on the monthly "Superboy" comic book starting with issue #20. Newsarama asked Justin what we can expect from his run on the book. Here are a few excerpts from the interview...

    Q: How would you describe what you're hoping to bring to the tone of Superboy?

    Jordan: It's an action-adventure book. I have some goals about looking at the nature of superheroics and the use of power, but it's still a book about doing cool stuff with awesome powers. Superboy should be having fun, at least some of the time, and so should the reader.

    Q: As you take over Superboy's book, how would you describe the character's mindset and circumstances?

    Jordan: Changing. Superboy has been entangled with NOWHERE and then H'el for a bit now, and he's moving away from that chunk of his life. More than that, he's thought of himself as this "created" thing, as nothing more than a living weapon. And in the wake of H'el and what's happened to him, he's trying to do better and be better. To be a person and not just a gun with lungs.

    Q: How would you describe what you're hoping to bring to Superboy's supporting cast and rogues gallery? Do you think he needs a separate set of them from Superman, or are you integrating him more with the Super-family?

    Jordan: Both? I mean, on one hand, he IS a part of the Superman family. And I'd be a damn fool to not mine that for drama and meaning.

    But at the same time, being a teenager is about carving out your own identity, your own place in the world, and that's what's happening with Superboy. So the book should reflect that - he'll have his own supporting cast, his own villains, his own role.

Read the entire interview at Newsarama.com.



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