2015 Comic Book News Archives

May 15, 2015: Gene Luen Yang Talks About Writing Superman

Superman #41 Gene Luen Yang, the new writer coming on board the "Superman" comic book title with issue #41, was interviewed by the Washington Post about his career so far and the challenge of taking on the most iconic superhero of them all. Here are a few parts of the interview...

    Q: How have you enjoyed the challenge? What's your state of mind when inheriting the oldest comic-book superhero?

    GLY: Working on the first superhero is both thrilling and intimidating. It's been an amazing learning experience. Superman's currently starring in four books from DC, so I've gotten to learn from the other writers and artists on Team Superman. We're trying to push the Man of Steel in a new direction, while respecting what came in the past. His new costume, which debuted a month or two ago, is a reflection of that. It's simple and modern - just a T-shirt and jeans - but the "S"-shield is from his past. We decided to go with the old black, red and yellow "S" from the Fleischer [Studios] cartoons. It's been a blast.

    Q: How does your Superman differ from anyone else's - what makes him "Yang-ian" - even within his long and established history?

    GLY: This is really up to the readers to decide. When you write a character with as big and as long of a legacy as Superman's, you look for parts of his past that resonate with you. I love how Superman reflects the immigrant experience. I love the outsider/insider dynamic at the heart of who he is. And I love how the whole idea of a secret identity is both reflective of, and at odds with, the Information Age.

Read the complete interview at the Washington Post website.



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