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"My earliest obsession was Superman. I have photographic records of me wearing Superman t-shirts and Superman costumes," he said. Roberson quit his engineering job at Dell seven years ago to become an author. A year and a half ago he turned to writing comics. Now he's landed the gold standard and he's delighted. "It's great because I get to spend weeks sitting around reading Superman comics and calling it work. I tend to clutter my desk with Superman action figures, some of which I've had for 35 years," Roberson said. "Now I get to make up stories about Superman, which isn't a million miles from what I did when I was six." Roberson's first edition came out last week, and he intends to emphasize Superman's smarts | |
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"He's really smart. People forget it's not just that he can fly and is super strong, so put him in a situation where he can't fix by punching something and make him puzzle out a really smart solution to it," Roberson explained. Roberson considers Superman the ultimate immigrant and the ultimate self-made man, and he realizes there is a responsibility with his new gig. "It's a sacred trust, I think," he said. "Superman has been around since 1938. He'll be around far after I'm gone and it's like a stewardship. I've got to make sure he remains Superman for the months I'm telling him what to do." |
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