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February 14, 2015: Dan Jurgens on Returning to Superman with "Convergence"

Superman #1 ComicBook.com caught up with comic book creator Dan Jurgens to talk to him about returning to the world of pre-New 52 Superman with the upcoming "Convergence: Superman" 2-part mini-series. Here's part of that interview...

    How much do these characters actually understand about what's going on in Convergence? Based on what we saw in the Futures End: Booster Gold one-shot it kind of seems like they're all more or less in their own bubble, unsure of just what is going on to their cities/worlds.

    In terms of the overall plot as it involves the mainline Convergence book, there isn't a lot known. For example, Clark, Lois and Jimmy have been very isolated. They really don't know what's been going on, other than the fact that they haven't been able to leave their city.

    Of all the characters you've ever worked with, you're probably most associated with Superman in the mind of many readers. What made you want to go another round with the character during Convergence?

    My overall fondness for the character.

    Part of what happened is that when DC made the switch from the previous DCU to Flashpoint to the New 52, is that those characters never had a "farewell" type of story. There were no goodbyes - no sense of closure. The fans never got to see that last adventure.

    This makes up for that.

    So, yeah, given the time I'd spent with Superman, I became the somewhat logical guy to do the story.

    Obviously, you worked on Superman post-Byrne and again in the New 52. This version - set after the events of Infinite and Final Crisis but before Flashpoint - is one who wasn't really 100% either. How does your approach to the post-Birthright, post-Secret Origin Superman differ (if it does) from the character you wrote for so long?

    Not sure if I know what you mean by, "Wasn't really 100%."

    I basically approached this character as, for lack of a better term, the Byrne version that basically carried through until Flashpoint. Yes, there were some tweaks along the way, but this is essentially it.

    As somebody who was there for the "triangle numbers" era, is it as cool for you as it is for the fans to have all four Superman titles back in print for this story?

    Yeah, it is.

    Those were good, solid comics for the most part. The stuff we were doing on the character worked extremely well, was true to Superman, and created a sense of momentum for him that stretched across four titles. It was good stuff.

Read the entire interview at the ComicBook.com website.



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