He often said it was a dream come true to finally write the character during a brief time at DC Comics, cranking out both the Superman: Earth One graphic novel series and the mixed “Grounded” storyline in the late 2000s. In the past, Straczynski has talked about his adoration of the kid-friendly Superman stories of the Silver Age- Curt Swan, in particular, as the well as the “Adventures of Superman” on TV, and what the character has represented throughout his history. Until his autobiography was released last year, however, I had no idea to what extent that was the case. Michael Straczynski, Joe to his friends and JMS to fans (whew!)- a writer I’ve long admired, I had read some time ago that he was a big Supes fan and was inspired by the character when he was young. In the case of Joseph Michael Straczynski- pen name J. I’ve grown to appreciate the character and what he respresents very much over the years, and when others do the same I just eat it up with a spoon. – Becoming Superman, pg.32 As I’ve said many times before, I’m a sucker for stories that really play up Superman-as-inspiration. Rather than being angry at her for getting in trouble, he was gentle and brave…” “Then I stumbled upon Max and Dave Fleischer’s Superman cartoons… The scene that lit up my brain like a Christmas tree showed Superman using his cape to protect Lois Lane from a cascade of molten metal.
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