Man of Steel, Superman Creators Take Fan Questions at 75th Anniversary Panel

Last weekend at San Diego Comic Con International, DC Comics did a pretty respectable job of […]

September 6, 2017, 9:03pm

Last weekend at San Diego Comic Con International, DC Comics did a pretty respectable job of celebrating seventy-five years of Superman. They had a swanky party, a number of “history of Superman” panels and then a big Superman’s 75th Anniversary panel.While we recapped the main event yesterday, we didn’t actually transcribe the Q&A session held between the panelists (listed below) and the audience, primarily because there were a number of “Superman at 75” events around the country that we wanted to make sure we published around and it takes time to accurately transcribe this stuff.Check out the Q&A with the audience below (the questions are presented bold and in italics to differentiate them from the panelists’ answers).The panel was made up of film/TV and comic book talent, which made it a pretty well-rounded group, and also featured a broad age range, from 15 to 85. For context, while Man of Steel star Henry Cavill (who appeared on the panel) posed with a copy of 1938’s Action Comics #1 at the Warner Bros. party the night before this panel, The Adventures of Superman star Jack Larson (also present) actually owned one when he was ten and the book was new.Here’s the full list of participants:

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Paul Levitz, former publisher of DC Comics and longtime writer/editor.
Jack Larson, who played Jimmy Olsen on the 1950s TV series The Adventures of Superman
Dan Jurgens, longtime Superman writer/artist and creator of Doomsday
Molly Quinn, star of Superman Unbound‘s Supergirl
Grant Morrison, writer of All-Star Superman
Dylan Sprayberry, the teenage Clark Kent in Man of Steel
Jim Lee, Co-Publisher of DC Comics and artist of Superman Unchained
Tim Daly, voice of Superman in Superman: The Animated Series and several animated feature films.
David S. Goyer, screenwriter of The Dark Knight and Man of Steel
Henry Cavill, star of Man of Steel

The panel was moderated by Warner Bros. PR rep Gary Miereanu, who handles DC Entertainment’s direct-to-DVD features and the like.You can also watch the panel here, as filmed by someone in the audience:

Henry – When you got the call from Zack Snyder, you were playing a role-playing game. Have you gone back to the game since? Cavill: Just wondering – comic book-wise, how do you guys feel about how dark Superman is getting nowadays? Killing Doctor Light, Injustice…how do you guys feel about that? Morrison: This is for Tim Daly. One of my favorite episodes was the episode where Superman’s fighting Darkseid and he does what’s called the cardboard speech. I’m curious about how much input you as an actor have into that speech and how much of it all comes from the writers. Daly:

In my mancave at home, I have a statue of Christopher Reeve, which I believe is a name to be mentioned at this panel today. Is there a keepsake or something from the sets or something from the set of Superman that you have at your home? Goyer: Cavill: Goyer: Daly: The Daly Show Daly Show with a lot of former Supermen who will be guest-stars in that show

Larson: Levitz:
David, were you caught off-guard by the backlash of the ending since there was a precedent of Superman killing Zod in Superman II and in the comics? Goyer: Superman Man of Steel Superman Begins How do you guys as writers and creative personnel tackle his morals and values? Is it more of a hindrance or is it something you use as an inspiration? Morrison: Goyer:
Henry, what did you hate most about the dieting and what did you like most about just stuffing your face with carbs at the end? Cavill: