Newsarama.com caught up with DC Editor-in-Chief Bob Harras and Executive Editor Eddie Berganza to get some answers regarding the up-coming relaunch of the DC Universe in September. Below are a few excerpts from the interview on some questions relating to Superman comic books...
As any informed comic book fan knows, changes to iconic characters rarely "sticks." We all remember Superman Blue and other costumes that eventually got back to iconic looks, and we've seen characters come back from the dead. Should fans even regard these changes as anything but a phase - a temporary status quo that will give way to the more familiar version?
Harras: I think this time, honestly, we've taken a lot of care making sure we look at what works for each and every character. We love these characters so we've taken an extreme amount of care to look at what we want to do.
I think what we've got coming is really exciting. I think people are going to be really happy with what they see in September, and I think people are going to be excited. I'm looking forward beyond that, to just hear people as they discover this amazing stuff.
Berganza: I think there's a little more reality to the approach we're doing on the costumes, so I think that will enable them to exist for a long time.
No doubt you're aware of the sect of fans who have not been happy about the changes they see, or at least appear to see at this stage. As you speak to fans who are excited as well as those who aren't, what would you say to them?
Berganza: Keep an open mind! It's like opening TV guide and it's a whole new season.
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