Morrison/Lee Pow-Wow

[Black King]

http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=17377

A first a conference with Grant Morrison and Stan Lee. its a real interesting interview. with more than a few gems in it. It kind of works as a show of differences, how the industry has changed and different views of creation.

The discussion moved to Morrison's work from earlier this decade on the Lee-created "X-Men" series, and when asked how he approached the team, Morrison turned to Lee and said, "I went right back to the originals and read the ones you did. I saw the X-Men as being about the war between adults and youth." He paused. "I'm looking at you for validation, Stan," he said in a child-like voice. "That's all I want."

Lee said, "that's part of this man's genius. He sees things that aren't even there. I saw 'X-Men' as about prejudice and bigotry. But it's a hell of a good idea, and I wish I'd thought of that idea of the young and the old not being on the same wavelength. That's why he's so good. It didn't occur to me."

When Morrison said it was all in the original Lee story, Lee added, "that's how good I was -- I didn't even know I was putting it in there."

One fan asked how to create a character, and Lee replied, "Sometimes you can start with a super power and build a story around it. There are very few superpowers left, actually. I used to think of a title, and I'd write a story around it. I'm working on a movie and the whole story came out of the title I thought of."