Oct. 3rd, 2019
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I basically say before each chapter, "if I never get to do another Superman story after this one, what would I write?" So here's one where Superman is boxing. Right now I'm (slowly) writing a Flash/Superman race... -- Tom King
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My approach was to settle quickly on the base-of-the-iceberg stuff which I believe to be true and important, irrespective of The World Today, and to focus on that rather than the frosting of current events. For instance: I believe the world is indubitably a better place when it contains more variety, more openness, and more curiosity. I believe people are easily led into bad choices by manipulating their fear of otherness and their resistance to change. I believe a catastrophic lack of empathy is behind most human horror, and inept communication skills are behind the rest. These are eternally relevant biases which I can pour into any comic – especially one set in a place like the Dreaming (which after all is just the gross sum of all human stories) – and not feel as though the outcome will be dated within a couple of years. -- Si Spurrier
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House of X #6: "I Am Not Ashamed"
Oct. 3rd, 2019 07:15 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)

"I remember I was at a show and a fan came up to me and told me about this elaborate theory they had about what I had meant in an issue of, I dunno, I think it was Fantastic Four. Anyway, I remember how crushed this person was when I told them that their theory was wrong and why. I mean, this dude was wrecked, and all I could think was, 'Why did I do that?'
Because I remember when I was kid, I used to do the same thing, I'd read the book and imagine where the story went, or what happened to that side character, or what the author was really talking about. And I think that's something we've lost in the intersection of 'behind the scenes' and 'community opinion.'
So I don't do that anymore. I feel like it's my job to tell the story. Then I give that story to you. And after that, whether you love it or hate it, my sole job is not screwing up that experience for you. Because it's yours.
Anyway, that's how you duck a question."
-- Jonathan Hickman
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Frank Castle vs. Human Empathy (Vol.1!)
Oct. 3rd, 2019 08:36 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
Because all heroes throw hissy fits and shoot things when they get a little angry!
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Promethee Vol. 1: Atlantis
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"A series of unexplained events are afflicting the world, day after day, at 13:13 pm exactly. But what is the origin of these planetary wide anomalies? As the threat of Apocalypse hangs over the whole planet, it would seem that the future of Humanity has been plunged into chaos and obscurity... Heralding the worst for civilization."
- Soleil press release
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