Galaxy Meets Superman
Yes, I know I said last week we would talk about THE TWO TOWERS. We will! But I’ve got news this week. And what is this if not a newsletter?
One question I get asked a lot is "When is Galaxy going to meet Superman?" Meeting someone as iconic as Superman, who Galaxy has idolized all her life, would need to be a very special and meaningful story. That story happens to be GALAXY: AS THE WORLD FALLS DOWN by me and Rye Hickman.
Superman and Galaxy almost crossed paths in HAWKGIRL #1, when they fought the Helioans, but there were a lot of those little guys, so they didn't get to talk. It’s fun to think about how they had known each other for years at that point. That’s the fun thing about superhero stories—there’s always a secret origin in there somewhere.
Here’s the thing, y’all. Superman plays a big role in GALAXY: AS THE WORLD FALLS DOWN, becoming a mentor figure for teen Galaxy. I got to write Superman for a substantial amount of pages, and while this is obviously Galaxy’s story, I had space to explore what my Superman would be like.
Writing Superman requires you to be 100% earnest. To wink at the reader would be to betray the very concept (though the character himself has winked at the reader in the past, to great effect). So too, would be question his motives. You cannot write a “cool” Superman. But you can write a Superman who’s kindness is effortless. A Superman who’s strength comes not from Kryptonian muscles or a unshakable moral code, but from a willingness to be open.
Superman wears his heart on his bright blue sleeve every single day and that is not a bug, that is a feature.
Superman cast a long shadow over GALAXY: THE PRETTIEST STAR, so its great to finally have that pay off by him showing up larger than life in the sequel! This book is so great, y’all. I’m ridiculously proud of it.
Speaking of things I’m proud of, check out this double-pages spread in SCOESBY CUTS A RUG as Scoesby and Delia leave their rural setting and enter town. The next page, where we meet Scoesby’s family, will be on the Patreon later this week.
Next week, we’ll get back Tolkien.