2013 Comic Book News Archives

August 29, 2013: Scott Lobdell Talks "Krypton Returns"

H'El Newsarama.com has published an interview with write Scott Lobdell in which he talks about the upcoming "Krypton Returns" crossover that's scheduled to make its mark across all the Superman family titles in October.

    Q: In the #0 issues from September 2012, we saw Superboy, Supergirl and Superman on Krypton before it was destroyed. So it would follow that they're the ones going back to right history. Am I on the right track? Or is there more to it than that?

    Lobdell: Yeah, unfortunately, when H'El learns his true origin [in Superman: #23.3: H'El], all his previous motivation, as far as wanting to bring back Krypton and make it better, goes flying out the window in the face of his horror in understanding, at last, who he really is and how he came to be.

    So rather than a continuation of the story, there's an escalation of the threat of H'El and Krypton. And rather than his original more altruistic leanings, we discover he's more inclined to use the return of Krypton as a bludgeon with which to express his rage.

    Q: Besides writing Action Comics Annual #2 and Superman #25, you're listed as co-writer on the other two Super-books in November. Is this giving you the chance to work with the other Super-writers, or are you playing lead on this one?

    Lobdell: Well, I'm playing lead, but I'm also working closely with both Mike [Alan Nelson] and Justin [Jordan] in terms of their scripting on their respective titles.

    Q: This storyline concludes at the end of November, right?

    Lobdell: While the event itself ends on the final page of Superman #25, the ramifications are going to ripple through the Super-verse for months to come.

    And, as of this moment, it appears that no one gets away unscathed from this encounter.

Check out the entire interview at the Newsarama website.



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