Creators on the Couch - Phillip Kennedy Johnson 2

We're back! And so is Philip Kennedy Johnson! We sit down with PKJ for the second time to talk about his recently wrapped runs on Action Comics & Alien. Listen now! IntroApologies for delay in episodes - see blog post for morePKJLast time we spoke was Feb. 2021, discussing Last Sons of America, Kill A Man and end of The Last GodSuperman (3:42)What was something you wanted to do with Superman that hadn't been done before?Exploration of Clark-Jon relationship - so many emotional momentsWarworld Saga - why go with Mongul for main villain of storyline?Love Osul and Otho - their lack of exposure to anything resembling compassion and love, and the welcoming by the Superman family, is best addition to mythos in a long timeSuperman family gets major focus here - family is thru-line running across the entire arcSpecial point on Kong Kenan and his "defection"Blue Earth movement - *chef's kiss*Alien (22:28)Another instance of a father doing anything for his son in first arcWas it always the plan to have 3 separate arcs across 2 volumes?How much input did you have into Xenomorph designs, or was that all artists? Ending (34:00)Next episodes: Speedball, DeathstrokePlugs for social GonnaGeek Network Apple Podcasts: here Google Play: here Stitcher: here TuneIn: here iHeartRadio: here Twitter Facebook Patreon TeePublic Discord