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Supergirl's Tom King Is Building 'Intimate Epics' Across the DCU

Supergirl's Tom King Is Building 'Intimate Epics' Across the DCU

Summary

Tom King is a comic book writer whose stories in the DC Universe are reaching new audiences through movies, TV shows, and animation. His work includes the comic "Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow," which is being adapted into a film, and he values comics as a way to bring people together and help those who feel like outsiders.

Key Facts

  • Tom King is a writer known for his work on DC Comics characters like Supergirl and Wonder Woman.
  • His comic "Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow" is being made into a movie releasing this summer.
  • King started in comics with internships at Marvel and DC and began writing professionally around age 20.
  • He sees superheroes as outsiders who overcome challenges to do good.
  • King believes comics help build communities where readers share stories and ideas.
  • Despite superhero culture becoming very popular, he thinks comics remain a welcoming place for those who feel different.
  • King won an Eisner Award, a top prize in comics, for his writing.
  • He is excited by the wider reach his stories now have through different media like film and TV.
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