Wes Craig Superman The Stranger
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Wes Craig is one of the most distinctive visual storytellers working in comics today. His dynamic layouts and inventive storytelling helped define Deadly Class, the acclaimed Image Comics series he co-created with writer Rick Remender, which also made the leap to television.
Now Wes is taking on one of the biggest icons in comics with Superman: The Stranger, a six-issue DC Black Label series that he's both writing and drawing. It's a return to the Man of Steel's roots in 1938, with a young, brash Superman fighting corruption and injustice in a Depression-era Metropolis. We discuss his love for the original Siegel and Shuster Superman, the influence of the Fleischer cartoons, and what makes that early version of the character surprisingly relevant today.
We also look back at his collaboration with Remender on Deadly Class and dive into Kaya, his creator-owned fantasy adventure from Image Comics, which has given Wes the freedom to build an entire world on his own terms.
Now Wes is taking on one of the biggest icons in comics with Superman: The Stranger, a six-issue DC Black Label series that he's both writing and drawing. It's a return to the Man of Steel's roots in 1938, with a young, brash Superman fighting corruption and injustice in a Depression-era Metropolis. We discuss his love for the original Siegel and Shuster Superman, the influence of the Fleischer cartoons, and what makes that early version of the character surprisingly relevant today.
We also look back at his collaboration with Remender on Deadly Class and dive into Kaya, his creator-owned fantasy adventure from Image Comics, which has given Wes the freedom to build an entire world on his own terms.