“Really, [Luthor’s] a very smart young guy who’s chugging back energy drinks and coming up with all these fantastic patents that are beginning to make him wealthy,” Morrison says. “He’s at the start of his journey toward being the tycoon Luthor, but there are certain elements in Metropolis that are still in his way. It’s not only Superman but the government and the social infrastructure. We’re going to see a lot of that, as well. In a lot of ways, Luthor’s enemies are also Superman’s enemies.”
To do a good Superman comic, Morrison feels one needs to treat Luthor almost as a hero, too, where his motivations come from a recognizable place — in this, he sees Superman as a dangerous alien threat to human life and development.
“He has his reasons and they almost kind of make sense,” Morrison says. “But then you dig a little deeper and you find this very petty, jealous, envious man, and unfortunately that’s what drives his brilliance…”
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