redsonsuperman

Thanks for Kingdom Come and Birthright. They are two of my all time favorite comics along with Mark Millar's Superman Red son (what's the deal with marks being so good at writing superman?).

(MAN OF STEEL SPOILERS) Anyways, I read some of the things you had to say about man of steel as well as some interviews where you've discussed the criticisms you had. I believe morals should be principles not unbending rules. Unbending rules are for extremists and in real life there are exceptions to every rule. I don't think Superman should go around killing every bad guy but if Zod was threatening to destroy the human race and he was laying it down for superman that he was going to kill some innocent people unless superman stops him immediately I see nothing wrong with Superman killing Zod. It's clearly for the greater good and it's more justifiable when we immediately see Superman is really upset about doing it. Maybe that's not the way you'd like to portray superman but I don't think there is anything wrong with him doing something that goes against his moral fiber for the greater good. I was wondering do you think there are any circumstances in which it would be okay for superman to kill?

I can understand why you might not have had problems with the interpretation of Superman in Man of Steel because it was a departure from the typical superman story in tone and the movie was far from perfect. But from your criticisms it seemed more like you were letting your preconceived notions of the character get in the way of your enjoyment of the movie. Am I getting the wrong idea about that? With a character who has been around for 75 years in many different mediums and written by many different people, do you think it's fair to judge a work based on your preconcieved notions/expectations of the character?

Hi Paul! I'm a huge fan of NTSF:SD:SUV, Human Giant and How Did This Get Made. Season 3 of NTSF is off to a great start. My favorite episodes of the show so far are "Full Hauser", 'Time Angels' and 'The Real Bicycle Thief'. I have a few questions for you so feel free to answer only the ones you feel like.

Are we going to see much President of the Navy this season?

Where did the name Trent Hauser come from?

What was the biggest inspiration for NTSF?

Did you know Bob Odenkirk or Jeff Goldblum before doing NTSF?

What was your first impression of June the first time you met her?

Did you really have a Jack Nicholson impersonator as your best man at your wedding?

Can we hang out sometime? We can talk about Demolition Man and Howard the Duck while we play video games and eat pizza. Heck, I'll even buy the pizza (but it's gotta be a veggie pizza or extra cheese because I'm lacto-ovo vegetarian).

Thanks for the thoughtful response and for writing Birthright/Kingdom Come!