You mentioned the kind of social aspect of Superman. That’s what we tried to explore when we got into Action Comics, a much more grounded street-level Superman who was much more on our side - less of an icon and more of a person. I’d done that story, which was kind of Superman at the end of his life with this incredible advance in superpowers - you know, he was three times stronger, three times smarter, three times faster… I thought I’d love to go back to Superman’s early years and maybe look at what he was like when he first arrived in Metropolis, when he had power levels that were more like the early comics… when he could lift a car and he could survive bullets, but if you shot him with a shell, it would hurt him.Īnd I thought that was an interesting idea, the notion that his powers had increased over time, so let’s go back and look at him in the very early days when he was a social crusader when he was just a strong man and better than everyone, a kind of Paul Bunyan folk hero rather than a myth. It’s kind of allegorical drama of a man’s death and how he would deal with it, but using Superman as the man. And it was a much more mythic and kind of widescreen, large scale symbolic story. I mean, I’d done the All Star Superman bit with Frank Quietly, which was a big kind of 12 issue statement about how we felt about the character. When the New 52 kicked off at DC, what you did in Action Comics blew so many people’s minds, had you known before that you wanted to go back and delve into the history and mythology in that way? We saw you do that with Batman so effectively, so was Superman’s history something you were waiting to really sink your teeth into in a similar way?

You’ve delivered some of the greatest modern comic stories for Batman, for Superman, and for so many character. We spoke about his amazing run writing Superman stories in Action Comics for the New 52, his opinion of the new DC cinematic universe, his thoughts on the possibility of a Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth live-action film adaptation, and his new project turning Santa Claus into a superhero.

Today I've got a real treat for you, as I sat down to speak with comics writer extraordinaire Grant Morrison. I'll have a full gallery up for you to see on Monday, along with continuing coverage including my on-camera interview with artist Rob Liefeld! The convention attendance swelled today, with kids out of school and adults off work, and the result was a packed house sporting some terrific cosplay. Yesterday I told you about opening day and Stan Lee himself dropping by to check out his new Hero Command game avatar, and you can read that story here. Stan Lee's Comikaze Expo hit the LA Convention Center this weekend, and I'm spending all weekend reporting directly from the convention, with interviews, photos, and live-tweeting for you.

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