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I was therefore more than game to speak with showrunner and comic writer Josie Campbell when the opportunity arose.
And yes, I even ask theSupergirlquestion.
Newsarama: Josie, thanks so much for talking to me and congratulations on My Adventures with Superman.
It’s such a wonderful show.
It has totally turned my house into a Superman household.
Josie Campbell:Hey, thanks for watching!
It put my roommate on a massive Superman kick, which I love because I love Superman.
And I think it’s obvious from the show and the comic that you do too.
Superman is my number one.
My first two comics were Superman and Wonder Woman.
I love all the ‘Reign of the Supermen’ characters too.
I was just totally enthralled from day one.
How did the whole thing get started?
We had finished season one.
So it’s literally right in between.
Season one ends on a Thanksgiving episode.
season two starts up in February.
It doesn’t spoil too much stuff.
This story deals with a villain who I love.
You’ve adapted a lot of characters already, with more to come.
Yeah, I mean, there’s kind of two guidelines.
And one is sillier which is just, do I like them?
Have I been a longtime fan of them?
Like, I love Deathstroke.
So, Slade’s in the show.
We love Task Force X and Amanda Waller, so they’re in the show.
Who is this person?
Or who is this creature or thing or robot or whatnot?
And what do we best remember them for?
That’s basically it.
Do we like that character?
Well, that’s actually a perfect bridge to the next thing I want to talk about.
Obviously, this is a new version of Superman in his own world.
And that, to me, is the core of Superman.
That really is Clark for us.
You know, it clicked for me, and that’s the Clark you see in the show.
I just want to reach out a hand and help others."
What do you see as her most important core characteristics?
And it’s why I love Lois and Clark together.
She’s helping people in her own way, but they’re really two sides of the same coin.
Like, it’s such a perfect adaptation of the show’s look with its own personality.
Pablo and Nick are both incredible artists.
And we’re really, really lucky to have them.
And Pablo was perfect.
Some of his first sketches, he went overboard.
He’s like, “Okay, I’m applying screen tone.
And I’m doing the paneling.
Let me know if I should stop.”
We’re like, no, keep going, keep going!
So it’s still recognizable to the show, but also has its own flavor for the comics.
And with the sense of humor, I think timing is everything.
So in the recording booth [Superman voice actor] Jack Quaid has amazing comedic timing.
There are a few more issues of the comic coming up.
Or do you have the ability to choose?
He’s an alien, he doesn’t belong here.
Lois and Jimmy’s impassioned plea to Metropolis is, you choose who you are.
You’re not necessarily justwhatyou are, what you’re born into or who you’re born as.
You are the person choosing.
Superman’s been going through this, where it really is like nature versus nurture.
Is it who you choose to be?
Or are sometimes you just built for destruction?
Like, can you save everybody?
Or is there going to be a hard limit to that?
It’s definitely a comic you’llwantto have read.
We were trying very hard not to spoil anything for season two, but to make this feel complimentary.
But we really wanted to make something that wasn’t like, homework.
So I would be remiss if I didn’t ask about Supergirl.
What can you say about her?
I mean, you saw her in the season two trailer.
And I think that’s about all I can say!
Because, like I said, it feels like an extra episode.
Truly, much like our show, this is a comic for everybody.
Whatever level of Superman knowledge you may or may not have, you’ll definitely be rewarded for reading.
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