After DC Comics announced a Lois Lane one-shot coming in February I asked why didn’t this iconic character have her own ongoing comic book. I’m not the only one!
With legions of fans and history the pressure is on writer Marguerite Bennett. She tells Comic Book Resources how she’ll put her spin on the classic heroine
“I saw headlines, asking, “Is This the Lois Lane Story We’ve Been Waiting For???” and my answer is — probably not. This is not the be-all, end-all Lois Lane story where she wins another three Pulitzers for work in a war-torn country, filled with nuclear weapons while she rescues and then marries Superman, right before she punches Darkseid in the throat and scissor-kicks him into the sun.
I’m not saying I wouldn’t write stories like that (mostly), but I don’t want Lois buried beneath the pressure to perform as a superhero and for her human identity to be found wanting. Everyone has a personal idea of who and what Lois is; everyone came to her in different ways, from the old comics to the new, from the various animated series, from “Smallville” to “Lois and Clark,” “Superman” to “Man of Steel,” from Margot Kidder to Teri Hatcher to Amy Adams.
This is the first of what I hope to be many independent stories about Lois. I tried to bring out my love and admiration for all that she is, but for the course of the story, I don’t want Lois to be everything. I wanted an intimate, honest moment for her, beyond Superman. I hope it moves you.”
The Superman: Lois Lane one-shot arrives in February. Bennett is writing a Joker’s Daughter one-shot out the same month.
By Editor