Superman Comic Book Writer: New Superman Will Deal with Issues Like the Climate Crisis, Refugees

BERMAN On a National ░░░░░░░░ Out Day D C ░░░░░░░░ announced the new Superman ░░░░░░░░ Kent will be bisexual ░░░░░░░░ the child of Clark ░░░░░░░░ and Lois Lane will ░░░░░░░░ his identity and other ░░░░░░░░ issues in the new ░░░░░░░░ Son of Kal El ░░░░░░░░ me now is Tom ░░░░░░░░ the comic book writer ░░░░░░░░ it all and a ░░░░░░░░ York Times best selling ░░░░░░░░ Tom it s great ░░░░░░░░ meet you I m ░░░░░░░░ little bit of a ░░░░░░░░ book junkie so I ░░░░░░░░ you joining us Tell ░░░░░░░░ about Superman and his ░░░░░░░░ Jay Nakamura What is ░░░░░░░░ relationship like TAYLOR Sure ░░░░░░░░ their relationship if you ░░░░░░░░ seen the pictures today ░░░░░░░░ obviously a close one ░░░░░░░░ this Superman is not ░░░░░░░░ Kent I do want ░░░░░░░░ make that clear from ░░░░░░░░ get go This is ░░░░░░░░ Kent who is actually ░░░░░░░░ son of Clark Kent ░░░░░░░░ Lois Lane BERMAN Why ░░░░░░░░ did you make this ░░░░░░░░ TAYLOR Why did I ░░░░░░░░ this decision Well when ░░░░░░░░ was offered the gig ░░░░░░░░ have a new Superman ░░░░░░░░ a new Superman 1 ░░░░░░░░ D C Comics that ░░░░░░░░ a very big thing ░░░░░░░░ I think the first ░░░░░░░░ I had to ask ░░░░░░░░ was what does Superman ░░░░░░░░ should Superman represent today ░░░░░░░░ new Superman if you ░░░░░░░░ going to make a ░░░░░░░░ Superman what should that ░░░░░░░░ like It struck me ░░░░░░░░ it would be a ░░░░░░░░ opportunity lost if we ░░░░░░░░ another we had Clark ░░░░░░░░ replaced by another straight ░░░░░░░░ savior So here was ░░░░░░░░ opportunity to create a ░░░░░░░░ who could represent a ░░░░░░░░ new group of people ░░░░░░░░ I think that was ░░░░░░░░ that we had to ░░░░░░░░ on BERMAN And will ░░░░░░░░ addressing modern day issues ░░░░░░░░ TAYLOR Like the climate ░░░░░░░░ like refugees John in ░░░░░░░░ last issue was just ░░░░░░░░ arrested attending a protest ░░░░░░░░ to stop the inaudible ░░░░░░░░ asylum seekers He does ░░░░░░░░ minutes of hard time ░░░░░░░░ how he puts it ░░░░░░░░ as a stand it ░░░░░░░░ a very powerful thing ░░░░░░░░ yeah so this is ░░░░░░░░ of the things for ░░░░░░░░ He s trying to ░░░░░░░░ out who he is ░░░░░░░░ he is as Superman ░░░░░░░░ he is as John ░░░░░░░░ and so us as ░░░░░░░░ writer and everybody at ░░░░░░░░ C Comics is watching ░░░░░░░░ go through this process ░░░░░░░░ finding himself and seeing ░░░░░░░░ on the page BERMAN ░░░░░░░░ do you say to ░░░░░░░░ who say Superman should ░░░░░░░░ be fighting robots shooting ░░░░░░░░ and Lex Luthor and ░░░░░░░░ Legion of Doom not ░░░░░░░░ with this kind of ░░░░░░░░ TAYLOR Well what I ░░░░░░░░ say to those people ░░░░░░░░ that he is going ░░░░░░░░ be I promise he ░░░░░░░░ punch a robot That ░░░░░░░░ just a guarantee He ░░░░░░░░ come up against Lex ░░░░░░░░ in the upcoming annual ░░░░░░░░ those things are part ░░░░░░░░ parcel of Superman and ░░░░░░░░ is just something extra ░░░░░░░░ that very important symbol ░░░░░░░░ now represent.”