2014 Comic Book News Archives

June 23, 2014: John Romita Jr. Talks to USA Today About Superman

Superman #32 USA Today has published an article/interview with John Romita Jr. about coming over from Marvel to join DC Comics to join Geoff Johns as the new creative team taking over the "Superman" title with this week's "Superman #32". Here's a part of the interview...

    He's not the only guy new to DC showing up in the latest issue of Superman. Romita and Johns' first story line introduces Ulysses, an enigmatic man of tomorrow who has a similar origin to the Man of Steel's. He'll be showing up along with new villains as well as old Metropolis mainstays.

    Romita worked with Johns on perfecting Ulysses' look. His original gloves got a revamp when Johns thought they looked too 1980s-ish, and instead of a cape, Ulysses has long, flowing blond hair - Romita was inspired by a biker he saw in downtown Manhattan with locks that hit the seat of his ride.

    "The guy looked like a fat Hulk Hogan, but still he had a ponytail that went down to his feet," he says. "I thought that would look very cool."

    Romita's more tight-lipped when it comes to Ulysses' character arc: "I don't know what's going to happen to him. I don't think Geoff knows. All I know is I like how he looks visually."

Read the complete interview at USAToday.com.



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