We’ve been posting interviews with post-Flashpoint DC Comics creative teams at a furious path on the Newsarama homepage, but it looks like Superman writer and all-around comics legend George Pérez may not be among that number. He’s not doing pre-release interviews on the book, but he is clarifying that along with writing duties, he’ll also be providing thumbnail layouts on the book, with finishes from series artist Jesus Merino — preliminary rumors said he’d be both writing and drawing, but the official DC announcement listed him solely as writer. Pérez clarifies it all on his official Facebook fan page:
Since I’m not going to be doing any interviews regarding the SUPERMAN reboot (not wishing to inadvertently spill any plot beans) I just want to give you all the skinny on what exactly I’m doing on the book. As was recently revealed is that I will be writing the new series SUPERMAN: THE MAN OF TOMORROW. What wasn’t explained is that I’m also doing the thumbnail layouts for the book, something I did for artist Kerry Gammill years ago when I worked on ACTION COMICS. This way, I’d be providing my storytelling style, body language and suggestions for facial expression, but the final look of the book and characters will be handled by Jesus Merino, and from what I’ve seen of his work so far, we’re going to work quite well together. I was asked to draw the covers, so I will get some experience drawing this new Son of Krypton. I hope you like what you see and read when it debuts in September. And that’s all I have to say about that. Ask me no questions and I’ll tell you no lies.
June 13th, 2011 at 7:32 am
“so I will get some experience drawing this new Son of Krypton.”
Looks like George might have spilled some “plot beans” afterall, in that he reveals Superman will still hail from Krypton…which, considering all the rumors about radically altering his origin, wasn’t entirely a given for the new version.
June 13th, 2011 at 7:51 am
“Superman: The Man of Tomorrow”?
I thought the book was simply titled “Superman”. Did they change the title already, or does Perez not know the title of the book he’s writing?
June 13th, 2011 at 7:59 am
@Mark Engblom …
Perez does say “the new son of Krypton,” but what he does NOT say is the “Last Son of Krypton” Was that an intentional omission? Is that another plot clue? Is Kal-El no longer the last survivor of his alien homeworld? As you said, Mark, all bets are off — thanks to the Siegel family lawsuit, anything might have been rewritten.
June 13th, 2011 at 11:31 am
everyone seems to think they know everything about the lawsuit and how it affects the storylines….
when in fact you know nothing
June 13th, 2011 at 12:36 pm
@jgones …
I never said I knew anything about the lawsuit, other that the fact that there is one. And it does put into jeopardy certain elements of Superman’s story and character. I do not know the status of that suit and never really said that I did, but it makes sense that DC may seek to use this reboot as an opportunity to rewrite those parts of the story that are in question so they maintain sole ownership.