And I think that's where the events of the ’60s-the arms race, the civil rights movement and the Cold War paranoia-comes into play. What it means to be good and have that good actually matter. And that's what I wanted to write about in large degrees, like what it would mean to be a good person in the throes of history.
They just thought they were making a comic book set in some generic present, whereas now we acknowledge what was important about that decade's history. In the ’60s, it's not like they knew they were making a comic book about the ’60s. How did these events shape your version of the character? Superman comics were published in the 1960s, but they didn’t lean into contemporary events the way this story does. So, I wanted to really make that an important part of his development in this first volume. You don't want somebody in power who doesn't have that ability to listen and to grow and to respect the wisdom of others. How he takes the best attributes of other people and uses them to grow, without which he would be an absolute terror. How he absorbs the wisdom of others, and lets it become part of him. One of Superman's great powers, which never really gets talked about much in the comics, is his ability to listen. I love the contrast between Superman's relationship with both of his fathers. He didn't just come out fully formed from the head of Zeus. I wanted to show those influences and how characters like Jonathan and Martha Kent, and the holographic projection of Jor-El, as well as meeting Lois Lane for the first time, how these things helped make Superman into Superman. We're the source of influences, and the influences begin in our childhood. We wanted to show Superman as an evolving concept about how none of us come out fully formed as who we are. What inspired you to set this story in the 1960s?
How does he react to the turbulent events going around him? And perhaps more importantly, how does a man with the power to change the world alter the course of its history? We recently had a chance to chat with the newly Eisner-winning Russell about his latest Superman tale and all the implications that come with setting it during such a consequential time.
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Superman: Space Ageis a new limited series by Mark Russell and Michael Allred that places the Man of Steel smack dab in the middle of this pivotal decade. It was a difficult time for everybody, but what if they were Superman?
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America experienced a Presidential assassination, the torrent of the civil rights movement, a high-stakes space race, and the always looming threat of nuclear war.
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While we thrilled to the music of the Beatles, TV shows like Star Trek and spy thrillers like the James Bond movies, outside the realm of entertainment, things were chaotic. The 1960s were a turbulent time for our world.
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