2007 Comic Book News Archives
March 19, 2007: Fabian Nicieza on Writing Action Comics
The Pulse caught up with writer Fabian Nicieza to talk to him about writing a 2-part story in "Action Comics" coming out in April and May. Here's part of what he had to say...
- Q: I think Superman would be kind of an intimidating character to write, because he seems to be able to do just about anything .... What are some of the challenges of coming up with a situation that he can't just solve by flicking his pinky finger out or super sneezing or something? How tough is it for you to write the Man of Steel?
FABIAN NICIEZA: I think the strength of the best Superman stories lies in the complexity of the conflict you give the character -- and by that, I don't mean the physical conflict. Since Superman can do so much, I think it's more important to focus on WHY he does it or HOW he has to do it in order to really dig into the character.
The harder you make the choices Superman has to make in a story, the more interesting those decisions and their consequences become.
Q: What do you think is one area or element surrounding the Superman mythos that hasn't been explored enough? Are you touching upon that in your two-parter?
NICIEZA: I think there is still a tremendous amount of exploration to be done on the mythos as a whole, especially now as the "post-Crisis" world is being redefined and clarified. When I was asked to help out with the schedule and pitch some two-part stories, I offered Matt and Nachie several different ideas. They happened to pick the one I most wanted to do and would walk that fine line of exploring "new ground" for the character.
The two-parter in ACTION #848 and #849 is called "Redemption," and it introduces a new antagonist -- not villain -- whose motivations and powers are faith-based.
2007 Comic News
Listed below are all the Comic News items archived for 2007.- January 20, 2007: Geoff Johns Previews Superman for 2007
- January 26, 2007: DC Comics Teaser Poster
- January 29, 2007: Wrestler Jerry Lawler to Draw Superman
- February 1, 2007: Didio Answer Questions on DC Teaser Image
- February 8, 2007: Ale Garza to Draw Supergirl
- February 15, 2007: Geoff Johns Explains Action Comics Delays
- February 16, 2007: Further Geoff Johns Action Comics Elaboration
- February 20, 2007: Details on DC's Weekly Countdown Series
- February 21, 2007: Dan Didio and Mike Marts Talk Countdown
- February 23, 2007: DC Comics Sends Action Comics #845 Back to Press
- February 23, 2007: Content Change for Superman #659
- February 25, 2007: NYCC Report - DC Nation Panel
- February 27, 2007: Joe Kelly Talks Supergirl
- February 28, 2007: Superman Comics Content Changes
- March 4, 2007: WonderCon 07 DC Nation Panel
- March 6, 2007: Justice League of America #7 Cover Revealed
- March 8, 2007: Brad Meltzer Justice League of America Interview
- March 19, 2007: Fabian Nicieza on Writing Action Comics
- April 4, 2007: Extra Pages in 52 Finale at No Extra Cost
- April 5, 2007: Superman Legends #1 Debuts April 19th in the UK
- April 12. 2007: Alan Burnett Talks Superman/Batman
- April 13, 2007: Mike Carlin Remembers The Death of Superman
- April 15, 2007: More Scheduling Problems for Action Comics
- April 18, 2007: Byrne is Dead... Long Live... YOD!
- April 18, 2007: Superman Comics Continuity Post-Infinite Crisis
- April 19, 2007: Exclusive Countdown Preview on MySpace
- April 19, 2007: Dan Didio Prepares to Countdown
- May 7, 2007: Wizard World Philadelphia 2007 - June 15-17
- May 11, 2007: Gary Frank - The New Action Comics Artist
- June 2, 2007: Dan Jurgens Talks History of the Multiverse
- June 14, 2007: Dustin Nguyen on Illustrating Superman/Batman
- June 16, 2007: DC Nation Panel at HeroesCon
- June 17, 2007: Superman Comic News from Wizard World Philadelphia
- June 20, 2007: Exclusive Interview with Fabian Nicieza
- June 20, 2007: Alan Burnett Talks Cartoons to Comics
- June 20, 2007: Dustin Nguyen Talks Superman/Batman
- June 28, 2007: Alex Ross Unveils Up-Coming Wizard Magazine Cover
- July 3, 2007: Didio Reveals New Countdown Teaser Image
- July 12, 2007: Superman Homepage Wizard World Tour Continues with Chicago!
- July 13, 2007: Superman Homepage at San Diego Comic-Con
- July 18, 2007: DC Comics Final Crisis Teaser Image
- July 19, 2007: Superman's Death Rated No. 1
- July 20, 2007: Wizard World Returns to Chicago August 9-12
- July 27, 2007: More Details from San Diego Comic Con
- July 27, 2007: SDCC Panel Report - DC Countdown... To The End? & DC Group Therapy
- July 27, 2007: Gary Frank Reveals His Superman Sketchbook
- July 29, 2007: SDCC News - DC: Big Guns Panel
- July 29, 2007: SDCC News - DC: New Worlds Order Panel
- July 29, 2007: SDCC News - DC Nation Panel
- July 29, 2007: All Star Superman Wins Eisner Award
- August 3, 2007: San Diego 2007: Countdown to Salvation Tangent Run to the Finals!
- August 8, 2007: Gary Frank Superman Sketch Book Updated
- August 10, 2007: Superman Homepage at Wizard World Chicago 2007, Day 1 - Friday
- August 10, 2007: Wizard World Chicago - DC Nation Panel
- August 10, 2007: Wizard World Chicago 2007 - Preview Night
- August 13, 2007: New Supergirl Creative Team Announced
- August 13, 2007: The Death of Mike Wieringo
- August 15, 2007: Wizard World Chicago 2007 - Final Report
- August 28, 2007: Keith Giffen Talks Four Horsemen
- August 29, 2007: Geoff Johns Talks Action Comics and Bizarro
- August 31, 2007: Dini and Quitely do T.O. Comic-Con
- September 5, 2007: Superman Confidential Comics Rescheduled
- September 5, 2007: Kingdom Come Superman in JSA Comics
- September 19, 2007: More Superman Comic Scheduling Changes
- September 27, 2007: Kurt Busiek Talks About The Third Kryptonian
- October 10, 2007: Kurt Busiek Reveals the Third Kryptonian
- October 12, 2007: Eric Powell Talks About Drawing Superman
- October 20, 2007: Geoff Johns Reveals Details on Up-Coming Superman Comics
- October 31, 2007: Palmiotti and Gray Talk Superman Confidential #7
- November 21, 2007: Wizard World Texas 2007 Report
- December 9, 2007: Renato Guedes Named New Superman Artist
- December 12, 2007: Superman Confidential Scheduling Changes
- December 13, 2007: Darwyn Cooke Returns for More New Frontier Stories
- December 17, 2007: Chloe Sullivan's Comic Book Debut
- December 19, 2007: Dates Set for Superman and Superboy Lawsuits
- December 24, 2007: Dan Didio and Geoff Johns Talk Superman in 2008
- December 28, 2007: Frank Quitely on Drawing Superman
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