2003 Comic Book News Archives
August 24, 2003: Paul Dini Talks JLA: Liberty and Justice
The Pulse have conducted an interview with writer Paul Dini discussing the treasury sized DC Comics "JLA: Liberty and Justice" book due out this November. Here's part of the interview...Q: What does "Liberty & Justice" mean to you?
A: As the theme and title of the book, it means what the Justice League stands for and what they fight for, even against the tide of public opinion. In some ways, this is a rather dark story. Earth faces a great threat and the Justice League has to take action immediately, without protocol or waiting for approval. This leaves a lot of the world in a state of confusion, and the League finds itself at odds with the very people they are trying to save. It gets kind of frightening as they are forced to use their powers against mankind in an effort to get everyone through this time of crisis. Liberty, in this case, is not the liberty for people to do what they want, but the liberty the Justice League has to take in order to stop them.
Q: Which members were your favorites to tackle in this?
A: When I started the book, I really didn't have any favorites. Sure, there are characters I enjoy writing, like Batman, but this wasn't a solo Batman story or an adventure that takes place exclusively in his world. Yet the more I worked with the different League members, the more I found myself having fun with them. At one point Flash and Aquaman run afoul of a Russian submarine crew and that turned out to be an amusing sequence. Batman's pretty much a judgmental hardass through the whole thing and I had fun rubbing him the wrong way against Superman and some of the others. He's not the chummy good ol' "Superfriends" Batman in this story. There's a sequence I liked where a number of the Justice league associate members are trying to straighten out a bad situation, all with varying degrees of success. When it comes to crowd control, Metamorpho definitely needs to work on his people skills. And it's probably never a good idea to put a live TV camera on Zatanna during a national emergency as that gives her an excellent means of zapping lots of people at once. But the character I think I enjoyed writing the most was the Martian Manhunter. J'Onn's narration conveys a unique perspective on humankind and it was a chance I welcomed as a writer to show his great compassion and empathy toward people in need. I also scripted an upcoming episode of Cartoon Network's "Justice League" that features J'Onn in a major role, and I experimented with some of those same emotions there as well.
Read the complete interview at The Pulse website.
2003 Comic News
Listed below are all the Comic News items archived for 2003.- January 14, 2003: Schultz Talks Superman vs Darkseid
- January 15, 2003: Jeph Loeb Talks Superman/Batman Comic
- January 23, 2003: Berkowitz Discusses Justice League Adventures and Season Two
- January 31, 2003: Mark Millar Talks Superman: Red Son
- February 4, 2003: Adisakdi Tantimedh Talks JLA: Age of Wonder
- February 13, 2003: Editorial Changes at DC Comics
- February 17, 2003: Joe Casey Talks Superman in 2003
- March 1, 2003: Steven Seagle Talks Superman Comics
- March 7, 2003: Joe Casey Talks Superman Comics
- March 11, 2003: Wheatley Talks Last Stand on Krypton
- March 15, 2003: Jason Hall Talks Justice League Adventures #20
- March 25, 2003: Dynamic Forces U.K. Celebrations!
- April 11, 2003: Curt Swan: A Life in Comics
- April 23, 2003: Mark Millar Talks Superman
- May 14, 2003: John Byrne's Justice League
- May 15, 2003: Dynamic Forces Signed Superman Comics for July
- May 20, 2003: Alan Davis Talks JLA: Another Nail
- May 21, 2003: DC Comics Launch Revamped Website
- May 24, 2003: Mark Waid Talks Superman: Birthright
- May 28, 2003: JLA: Liberty and Justice Free Preview
- May 28, 2003: Talking Superman at Wizard World East
- June 24, 2003: Batman/Superman/Wonder Woman: Trinity #1 Sold Out
- July 1, 2003: DC Comics at the San Diego Comic Con
- July 11, 2003: Steven Wacker Talks Justice League Adventures
- July 11, 2003: Superman: Birthright #1 Sold Out at DC!
- July 17, 2003: Busiek Joins DF Team for Avengers/JLA Signing!
- July 21, 2003: JLA News from the San Diego Comic Con
- July 22, 2003: Superman News from the San Diego Comic Con
- July 28, 2003: Jim Lee and Brian Azzarello on Superman
- July 29, 2003: DC Confirms Changes to Superman Titles
- July 30, 2003: Greg Rucka Talks Adventures of Superman
- July 30, 2003: Chuck Austen Talks Action Comics
- July 31, 2003: DC Comics at Wizard World Chicago
- August 2, 2003: More on Action Comics from Chuck Austen
- August 3, 2003: Jim Lee Talks Superman
- August 6, 2003: Superman/Batman #1 Sells Out
- August 10, 2003: Superman Panel at Wizard World Chicago
- August 12, 2003: Mark Waid Talks Superman: Birthright (Part 1)
- August 17, 2003: More Superman: Birthright Interviews
- August 18, 2003: Chuck Austen Talks Superman
- August 19, 2003: Variant Edition of Superman/Batman #1
- August 24, 2003: Tom Derenick Talks Smallville
- August 24, 2003: Paul Dini Talks JLA: Liberty and Justice
- August 24, 2003: Greg Rucka on Lois and Clark
- September 3, 2003: Matthew Clark on Drawing Adventures of Superman
- September 9, 2003: More on Superman from Greg Rucka
- September 10, 2003: Winick Talks Superman/Thundercats
- September 13, 2003: Turner and Kelly's Superman Stint
- September 17, 2003: Ivan Reis Talks Action Comics
- September 18, 2003: Superman Comics Revamp/Relaunch in 2004
- September 25, 2003: Smallville/Superman in Wizard #145
- September 28, 2003: Superman/Batman Secret Files 2003 Sells Out!
- September 30, 2003: Jim Lee Talks Superman
- October 2, 2003: Dynamic Forces Release Signed Superman #200
- October 7, 2003: More Contributors on Superman #200
- October 7, 2003: Alex Sinclair Talks Coloring Superman
- October 7, 2003: DC Comics at Las Vegas Comic-Con
- October 11, 2003: Ron Garney Signs Exclusive to DC Comics
- October 14, 2003: Superman: Secret Identity #1 Previewed in November Comics
- October 14, 2003: JLA: Liberty & Justice Mini-Site
- October 16, 2003: DC Sends Superman/Batman #1 Back to Press
- October 20, 2003: Mike Carlin Talks JLA... Justice League of America
- October 30, 2003: DC Comics at Wizard World Texas
- November 2, 2003: $1 Million for Action Comics #1
- November 4, 2003: Chris Jones Talks Justice League Adventures #25
- November 10, 2003: Karl Kerschl Talks Superman Comics
- November 17, 2003: Kurt Busiek Talks Superman: Secret Identity
- November 17, 2003: Smallville: Internet, Comic and TV Series Get Tighter
- November 19, 2003: Batman/Superman/Wonder Woman: Trinity Collected in Hardcover
- November 19, 2003: Smallville Comics Collected as Trade Paperback
- November 20, 2003: Sold Out - Superman/Batman #1 Third Printing!
- November 28, 2003: Steven Seagle Talks Superman #200
- November 28, 2003: Jason Hall Talks Justice League Adventures
- December 2, 2003: Clint Carpenter Talks Smallville TV & Comics
- December 3, 2003: Alex Ross Book Signings
- December 8, 2003: Loeb Talks Superman/Batman and Smallville
- December 9, 2003: Avengers/JLA #4 Delayed
- December 11, 2003: Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning Talk Superman
- December 15, 2003: Byrne and Claremont on JLA
- December 16, 2003: Julie Schwartz in Hospital
- December 17, 2003: New Printing for Death of Superman Trade Paperback
- December 19, 2003: Ron Garney Talks JLA & Superman
- December 23, 2003: Jeph Loeb Talks Superman/Batman
- December 23, 2003: Pat Lee Talks Superman/Batman
- December 23, 2003: Denny O'Neil Talks JLA
- December 24, 2003: The Return of Supergirl!
- December 24, 2003: Superman Related Wizard Fan Awards Nominations
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