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On page 122 of the latest Wizard is s short interview with FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE JUSTICE LEAGUE plotter Keith Giffen. Salient quote follow:
Wizard: First things first: Everybody in the office really liked Formerly Known As.Giffen: Well, talk it up, get it selling!. I’m glad everybody likes it because I was really worried that maybe lightning was not going to strike twice. Humour’s humour; I think if it’s funny, it works. My favorite bit so far is the fact that they let me make Fire an Internet porn queen, and portray Booster as Niles Crane. You’ve never gonna see this older woman he dates, but we’re gonna keep adding to her mythos like Maris on “Frasier.” I still can’t believe [DC] gave us Mary Marvel to soil. It’s always nice to have somebody there to add lunatic innocence.
Wizard: Right… so what’s the deal with…?Giffen: [Interrupts] If you think about it, all superheroes have now turned into what Alan Moore did in Swamp Thing – the-uber-people on the moon. Who do you call if you need a hero? I think the Avenger’s number if unlisted. So when I thought of 1-800-SUPER FRIENDS [the book's initial title], I just called [J.M.] DeMatteis and Kevin and said, “C’mon let’s do it, let’s do it.” By the way, it’s not called SUPER FRIENDS, [DC] p—ied out.
Wizard: What was it like working with…?Giffen: It was a fast track, and I did the first six issues in a white heat, it was just a stream of consciousness. And Kevin just nailed it like he was in the creative fugue state. Even before the first six issues were done, DC renewed another six. It’s rare that a comic book company, with the market being the way it is now, wouild give that kind of vote of confidence. But come on, this is second nature, this is like rolling off a log to me. I do the plot stream of conciousness with dialogue and everything, and the Kevin draws it and then Mark [DeMatteis] basically takes my unexurgated stuff – because in mine, they’re cursing, they’re swearing, getting into arguements about beastiality, the whole nine years – and he translates it into what DC’s willing to publish, and we roll with it. It’s a fun book, and I really think if you’re not having fun doing the book, it shows.
You can read the rest of the interview in the latest Wizard.
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