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May 10, 2013: Greg Pak Talks "Batman/Superman"

Batman/Superman#1 Newsarama.com and ComicBookResources.com have both conducted interviews with writer Greg Pak to find out more about his new comic book series "Batman/Superman".

    Newsarama: Greg, is it a little daunting to think that your initial project in the New 52 is not only handling two of the best known and best loved characters in the DCU, but you're also creating a pretty important time period for the two of them as they first meet?

    Greg Pak: Yeah, I mean, it's a ridiculously huge and exciting opportunity. I'm just really grateful. And it's a funny thing, because like everybody, I've thought about Batman and Superman for years. You know? Just in my head, as a comics reader. I've loved the characters forever, so when I started writing comics professionally, of course, I would think about, "What would I do if I had a chance to write a Superman story or a Batman story?" And I'll be honest: For a long time, I was kind of intimidated by just the notion of it. These characters are the most iconic superheroes on the planet. And that's a huge thing to think about tackling.

    But when it came down to it, when I actually had a shot at doing it, I put on my writers' hat and started thinking about it seriously - and also looked at the lay of the land at DC and realized how much of an incredible opportunity the editors and writers had created by taking the huge plunge and launching the New 52, and starting these characters from scratch, and giving all kinds of new entry points and creating interesting, new angles on some of these characters. It all just started to fall into place in a really nice way.

Read the complete interview at Newsarama.com.

Batman/Superman#1

    Superman and Batman, it's just a really sweet time to come onboard with them. I'm so excited about it because, especially with Superman, you look at what Grant Morrison did in "Action" #1 when the New 52 launched. He introduced a young, raw Superman who runs around in jeans and a t-shirt and work boots and fights for the underdog. He can't fly yet, he's leaping tall buildings with a single bound, he hasn't figured out the extent of his powers; he's a bit angry and a bit self-righteous. He's Superman, he's still the Clark Kent who really is trying to do the right thing and find out how to use these incredible powers, but he's young. He's a little cocky and a little dangerous. That's just a really sweet spot to come onboard. Whenever you have a character on the edge who might make mistakes, who might go a little too far, that's just really fun to write.

Read the complete interview at ComicBookResources.com.

"Batman/Superman" #1, written by Greg Pak with art by Jae Lee, will be released on June 5.


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