Live Q&A w/ Ron Marz, Comic Writer of GREEN LANTERN, SUPERBOY, & More, Wed 2/24 @2pm PT/5pm ET!

[NYJt3]

Sounds uper awesome™.

Thanks for answering

[RonMarz]

@msgtv

Sir, another question. You’ve had the longevity on Witchblade that’s very difficult to get at the larger companies. Does that impact your writing in anyway?

Long runs are great! Comics have kind of evolved away from long runs, but I was fortunate enough to do three of them in GL, Silver Surfer, and Witchblade. Sometimes you land on a book, paired with a creative and editorial team that just clicks, and you keep it going as long as you can.

[Reaganfan78]

Thankyou so much for answering my question.

[RonMarz]

@johnpaulpalacios.59821

Do you have any ideas, or have you pitched a Green Lantern movie, or series, to Warner Bros. Or HBOMAX?

Years ago I ended up on a phone call with the office of producer Jon Peters, who wanted Green Lantern ideas. (Jon Peters is the “giant mechanical spider” guy in the famous Kevin Smith story.) We had a meeting, but it never went anywhere.

[RonMarz]

@marielliecolon.21847

When creating and writing Kyle Rayner, how did you come about making him an artist, and making it such a big part of him as a character. Also, what do you think are the main differences between Kyle and the other Green Lanterns.

It just seemed like GL was in some ways a special effects book, so my take was that the person with the ring should have a great imagination, and come up with a wild array of ring creations. Artist was the most natural fit.

[RonMarz]

@ImpulseMaxMercury

Ron Marz, I’ve been a long time fan especially as Kyle was my Green Lantern. I was wondering what your thoughts were of changing Parallax from just being Hal going nuts to a creature that controlled him? Do you think this releases Hal from some of the guilt for his horrible actions?

As a fan, I also drew you a portrait of yourself as a Green Lantern, Kyle Rayner uniform of course. I hope you like it.

This is awesome! Thank you!

[RonMarz]

@Don-El

What are some of the better team ups with artists that you have been involved with that were very special creatively for you?

I’ve been so fortunate to work with SO many great artists. The list is endless, and I would invariably leave someone off. But I DO want to say that ANY comic story, no matter how great the script might be, is only as good as the person drawing it. Artists do all the heavy lifting. Appreciate them!

[D4RK5TARZ]

Another quick question, in a lot of your comics there seems to be a horror or science fiction background. What are your favorite movies and do they influence your writing?

[RonMarz]

@HubCityQuestion

My question, though, is about Green Lantern… or, more specifically, Alexandra DeWitt. A lot about comics has changed since she was brutally killed by Major Force 27 years ago, not the least of which being the rise of a sense of narrative responsibility not to use female characters as props to bolster their male protagonists’ motivational drive, and to give them a sense of character and purpose of their own. If you could do it over again, would Alex have met the same fate? Do you stand by that creative choice? How else might you have impressed upon a neophyte Kyle Rayner the magnitude of his duty? And if we could really have gotten to know Alex better, then well… who WAS she?

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed Endless Winter! We wanted to create a month-long FUN superhero story for the holidays.

So, in terms of the fate of Alex DeWitt, we had always intended for her to be Kyle’s “Uncle Ben,” in that his irresponsibility harms the people around him. The obvious Gwen Stacy comparison never really crept into my mind, though obviously it should have. It’s certainly a much larger, more nuanced conversation that this format allows, but I’m glad it started a conversation, and maybe helped comics get a little better.

[RonMarz]

Favorite movies! Raiders of the Lost Ark, Lawrence of Arabia, Modern Times, Blade Runner, Aliens, Bride of Frankenstein are at the top of the list.

[Razzzcat]

@RonMarz

Bride of Frankenstein

This one too

@RonMarz

Lawrence of Arabia,

[RonMarz]

@RexRebel

So, who haven’t you had the opportunity to work with as an artist or fellow writer, that you would love to work with.

Mike Mignola and Lee Weeks!

[RonMarz]

@CozmicCam

If you could have 1 superpower, what would it be and why?

Teleportation! You know, when we can actually GO places again.

[RonMarz]

Whew! I don’t think I got to all of them, and I apologize for any that I missed. This was fun, and I hope we can do it again. Everybody please be safe and healthy. THANK YOU ALL!

[Applejack]

@RonMarz

Mike Mignola and Lee Weeks!

Would love, love, LOVE to see either of these pair up with you!

[D4RK5TARZ]

Thank you for joining us and answering our questions! This was a lot of fun.

[DickGrayson_TheBoyFriendWonder]

Thank you so much for joining us…I really appreciate it!!!

[Applejack]

@RonMarz

Whew! I don’t think I got to all of them, and I apologize for any that I missed. This was fun, and I hope we can do it again. Everybody please be safe and healthy. THANK YOU ALL!

Thank you so much for joining us today Ron!! This has been an absolute blast and I think we all loved learning more about your process and about your experiences behind the scenes

And a big thanks to the @HouseofHorror and @darkstarz for pulling this all together!

[NYJt3]

Thanks for stopping by.

Stay safe and enjoy

[RexRebel]

Thanks for your time, meant a lot to us all.