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November 19, 2013: Scott Snyder Discusses "Superman Unchained"

Superman Unchained #5 ComicBookResources.com spoke to "Superman Unchained" writer Scott Snyder to get an inside look at what his thought process is for the comic book series, especially in regards to the character known as Wraith. Here's a portion of the interview...

    Of course, the so-called "WW2 Superman" that is Wraith has already provided some interesting moral wrinkles for Clark Kent's caped persona. "We wanted to provide an antagonist that wasn't a mustache-twirling villain," the writer explained. "We wanted someone Superman sees as a kind of ghostly reflection of himself. The idea of Wraith is that he has the weight of history behind him because he's made a choice that Superman wouldn't make, but it's not a choice that you immediately see as bad. In a lot of ways, it's meant to harken back to the material where Superman did fight in World War II. You did see him destroying Nazi subs back then. Is the world different now, where things aren't as black and white in terms of warfare? Is that something Superman would do now if we had a mission against a particular country or terrorist group?

    "What is different in Wraith is a mission that's wrapped in some of our desires for who Superman is. What I mean is that a lot of us want Superman to go change the world in ways that are more aggressive. We want him to change the political nature of countries that are despicable or dysfunctional. Wraith does all those things, so is he the world's real Superman? Of course he's stronger and has been here longer and is more charged, so if nothing else, he's a real threat. I wanted someone who could fight Superman and cause him real trouble."

Read the entire interview at the CBR website.



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