Cass and Steph: The "Official" Explanation

[espanolbot]

Or least as close as we'll get.
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Fantastic Four #8

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Some pages from last month's issue of FANTASTIC FOUR, a story titled...



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The Bounce #1

[superboyprime]

'On the creative side of things, a big part of this series actually sprang from my feelings about Spider-Man and how the energy of the first two years of that series -- the way that character initially hit -- has never been tapped into in quite the same way, by anyone. And even now, when you go back and read those first thirty-eight issues from the 1960s, the uniqueness of it still shines through. Even Marvel hasn't been able to repeat the kind of success that Spider-Man has enjoyed -- and I'm not talking about sales success, I'm talking more conceptually.'

'As it turns out, after working on the "Ultimate Spider-Man" animated show, which I co-produce with my Man Of Action compadres, I realized I'd figured out what the essence of Spider-Man really is, why that type of character works so well (beyond the obvious attributes that pretty much everyone already knows). Two full seasons of that kind of production grind -- which we're still in the middle of, I might add -- you get all kinds of strange epiphanies. In this case, I'd actually cracked a deeper code. And, once I'd cracked it, I could apply it to one of my own creations while having the freedom to take it beyond the constraints of a corporately-owned IP, which is really all Spider-Man is now. There's a reason why no one has matched the energy and the inventiveness of the initial Lee-Ditko run. Michelinie-McFarlane got close, in terms of energy -- really, really close.'

'As for what I've learned about what makes Spider-Man resonate, it's pretty hard-won knowledge, so to just give it all away here would be a bit of a cheat, I think. But, if you read "The Bounce," it's all right there on the page.'

- Joe Casey
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Smallville Season 11: Clark Goes To The Future

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