Brainiac (story arc)
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| Publisher | DC Comics |
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| Schedule | Monthly |
| Publication date | June 2008 - October 2008 |
| Number of issues | 5 (Action Comics #866-870) |
| Main character(s) | Superman Brainiac (comics)Brainiac |
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| Writer(s) | Geoff Johns |
| Artist(s) | Gary Frank |
Brainiac is the name to a upcoming comic book story arc from DC Comics by Geoff Johns and Gary Frank, featuring the Superman character facing against the return of one of his long-time foes, Brainiac, in his latest revamp appearance. This, as well as James Robinson's first arc on Superman with Atlas, would lead to their planned "link" on both Action Comics and Superman, as part of their plans for Superman and his cast of characters for and beyond 2008.
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[edit] Background
Writer Geoff Johns began talking about his Brainiac story, among others, following the conclusion of the Superman and the Legion of Super-Heroes arc. In regards to the story, and his take on Brainiac, Johns mentioned how that "Brainiac is as physical as he is mental in the way we are going to portray him. There is a reason that Brainiac became such an important villain to Superman. He’s the alien that Superman isn’t." In regards to the revamp itself, Johns wants the character's reintroduction to be done in a very different way taking everything into account that’s happened before, but pushing the creepy angle further in a horror sense.
Another thing the writer wanted to explore was the dichotomy between Brainiac and Superman, similar to what he had done between General Zod and Superman in Superman: Last Son, as well as other stories he had done such as Bizarro and Superman and others. "While we are remembering what makes him a classic villain, there are also a lot of new facets to Brainiac. And what’s Brainiac’s M.O. and what his ultimate goal? Where he’s going? We need to find these things out because he will be a big player in the Superman books from here on out as long, as I am on the book."[1]
[edit] The plan linking together Action-Superman-Supergirl
In the months before Geoff Johns started his Brainiac arc, and James Robinson started his run with the Atlas arc on Superman, both Johns and Robinson had made clear their plans for the Superman and Superman-related titles following those arcs for the rest of 2008 onto the end of 2010. The plan is to hook up the three Super-books (Action Comics, Superman, and Supergirl) so they could cross over more fluidly on a regular basis, making them like a bi-weekly series. According to Johns, the plan will made readers want to get to get the titles because they would feel that you HAVE to read, that you WANT to read.[2] Robinson also added that even though he nor Johns would not be writing Supergirl, they still made it clear that they were still the advisor's to the book's current ongoign writer: Kelly Puckett.[3]
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