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Great quote from Greg Rucka about writing a character who is essentially Good and doesn't have much inner conflict/pain (he was talking about Wonder Woman at a terrific interview at CBR today, but this same thinking could be applied to Supes as well, which of course the esteemed Mr. Rucka will also be writing soon):
>> She's not going crazy, she's not neurotic - you look at every other superhero ever and they are all malfunctioning in some way [laughs]. In some way, they are internally malfunctioning - Diana really isn't, even with all the paradoxes and conflicts, she may be the most well-adjusted superhero out there. At least when I look at her, that's what I see. She's somebody who knows what she's about and has absolute conviction in what she believes and is willing to fight for those things she believes, be it with words or swords. I love the character and the more I work with her, the more I love her."
>> With Diana being so "well-adjusted," one might think that there would be a loss of internal drama, as a character so confident in her beliefs wouldn't waver in the face of adversity. "Y'know, you would think so. We're in this era that believes you need to have good neuroses to have good drama, but no, you just need to put her in dramatic situations. Just because she is well adjusted doesn't mean she can't make a mistake, number one. Number two, there's plenty of drama to be found in trying to do the right thing in a world that is opposed to it. That in its own way is the core of heroism and what she struggles to do. Just because she's not standing there going, 'my parents were murdered in front of me when I was eight, you will PAAAAAAAAAAY!' doesn't mean she can't get passionate or get angry or make mistakes. But she does have the capacity to take a step back and say 'oops, I need to fix that.' She's genuinely nice. That may sound clichéd, but there's a pleasure in writing someone who is genuinely nice, who is genuinely a good person. Being a good guy is fun to write - it's fun to write someone who is smart, confident, wise and unafraid. It's a treat." |
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