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from convention coverage at Newsarama:
>> Morrison added that deepening the diversity pool within the DCU is something he wanted do, and has done in Seven Soldiers, noting the racial and sexual makeup of his new heroes, as well as the heroes he’s chosen to spotlight. As he explained it, adding to the diversity of the hero mix of the DCU almost has a counterintuitive feel to it, as you have to do it by not focusing on the ethnicity or race of the characters that you introduce.
Didio added that one of the mandates handed down from Publisher and President Paul Levitz was that, as the 52 team moved around the DCU, looking into different areas, both new and old, that more diversity must be created.
When Morrison said that, he’d created a new group of Japanese superheroes, as well as a Chinese group as well, Rucka and Waid were quick to praise Morrison’s work on them, with Rucka saying that, in no way meaning any kind of disrespect, but when readers see the new characters, to remember that the other writers had nothing to do with them. Rucka said that he feels when they are unveiled in the coming pages of 52, readers will be blown away by the concepts Morrison has put into the respective teams and new heroes.
One of the more interesting non-editorial questions posed to the panel was how much of 52 becoming a reality was due to the technology of the time period we live in, noting that all of the writers can be in instant contact with one another about the story. Wacker agreed, saying that without email and other technology that allows him to share the art with the writing team nearly as son as it lands on his desk, the story would probably have more resembled an anthology rather than a straight, ongoing narrative with multiple viewpoints. Answering the unasked question, Wacker said that he felt a story of this type (a single universe-wide story, with multiple writers and artists) would have been impossible to tell twenty years ago, for example, following the original Crisis on Infinite Earths.
Not for nothing, Morrison noted that he’s found comics writing to easier for him now than it has been in the past, and he can regularly write four to five comics a month now, compared to 15 years ago, when he could only write one title a month.
Asked if Jerro the Mer-Boy (believed to be the brother of Lori Lemaris) would show up in 52, Waid was tickled at the idea that someone remembered the character. Morrison added that the Mer-people of the DCU are seen in 52, so there’s a good chance that he will be seen, as well as other historical underwater characters. |
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