Submitted by Bethanne on Wed, 01/07/2009 - 10:30pm
We know that Cain killed Abel. But how? With what? (One of my childhood church school teachers had us memorize this frightful mnemonic: "Cain killed Abel/With the leg of a table," but that's not historically accurate!)
Brad Meltzer's been wondering about Cain and Abel for a long time. He's also been wondering about how and why Mitchell Siegel, the father of "Superman" creator Jerry Siegel, was killed. After a while, he started wondering what it would be like if these two murders were somehow connected... That's how novelists roll. They see possibilities in stories that some of us might not.
It's a real treat to listen to Brad Meltzer talk about his creation process, but it's even more fun to hear him tell me that "Graphic novels is just the snobby word for comic books," not because I dislike the term graphic novels, but because it gets him talking about comics and his love for them. Enjoy the interview, and as always, let us know what you think: thebookmaven at gmail dot com.
UPDATE: I forgot to mention yesterday that I'll be posting Part II of the interview today...stay tuned!
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Welcome, Ron, and thank you
Welcome, Ron, and thank you so much for your kind words. I really appreciate your long comment on the "community" entry, too, and will be sure to respond to it. I hope you'll come back. What do you like to read?
That was a great presentation
That was a great presentation for understanding the connections between how we all are Clark Kent in this world. Really enjoyed the segment of how Superman is considered to be the might of Jerry Siegel confronting his father's killer. Thank you for sharing this interview with Brad Meltzer.My opinion, you would have made Jerry Siegel proud for sure.
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