Let’s make ordinary people change the world become stories that change the world.” And here we are.Ĭomic Book Herald is reader-supported. And we felt like “how do we not do that” and the truth was we were like “how do we do it?” and then we were all like “wait a minute, we can do it that way. And those stories, as imaginary as they were, gave me those values that are the core parts of who I am. When I was a kid, my morality was you know, people want to say “oh, I read the great books and I read the Bible” you know what kids read and what I read growing up was I read comic books and I learned to be a good person by Ma and Pa Kent the same way Clark Kent did and I learned determination from a guy who had nothing more than a kid and a utility belt and had no powers. I find it over and over again with my fellow comic readers and I can give you and say “oh my gosh, reading about Abraham Lincoln taught me to be a good person,” but that was when I was an adult. And obviously we clearly understand that a few of those are real and a few of those are imaginary, but as anyone who grew up on comics knows, comics are a place for those of us when we were younger who were searching for something. And Chris and I feel like if you don’t know the story of Superman and Batman and of course Wonder Woman also, who’s coming, we feel that that’s as much a part of the American Dream and the idea of what it means to be a good person as teaching them Abraham Lincoln, as teaching them Amelia Earheart or anyone else that we’ve done. Meltzer: You know, I can give you this beautifully bloated answer about how we just felt like after giving kids real heroes, we want to unlock the power of their imagination and show them what fictional heroes can do, and that’s all true, but just bluntly honest, we love these heroes and we love these stories. What sparked the transition from ordinary heroes to comic book heroes? First questions for you, you have the Ordinary Heroes, the Heroes That Change the World, People That Change the World books with Chris Eliopoulos, an amazing artist, we’re now switching to Stories That Change the World with Batman and Superman and then Wonder Woman upcoming next, I think. I want to talk to you about I Am Batman and I Am Superman, new books you’ve got out today. It’s a pleasure having you hear on the Comic Book Herald podcast.
Read and enjoy!ĬBH: Thanks so much for joining, Brad Meltzer. The transcription has been slightly edited for clarity.
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You can hear our full conversation Comic Book Herald’s “Creannotators,” on the podcast.īut since some people prefer the ancient art of “reading,” we’ve also transcribed the interview below, talking with Brian and Andre about making the graphic novel. I had the chance to interview Brad Meltzer, the writer behind DC’s best-selling Identity Crisis, on his latest works, I Am Superman and I Am Batman as part of his new Stories That Change the World.
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