My purpose in life is to make that happen. People in spandex must hit people in spandex. When you get scripts like theirs you can’t help but want to deliver the very best work you can. Peter, Michael (Straczynski) and Geoff, of course. I’ve been so lucky to work with some incredible writers. That run was legendary, and your work on it is brilliant. I’ve been following you career since seeing your work on Incredible Hulk with Peter David, which was just so cool. SJR: Most of us are fans, first and foremost. It’s nice to meet all the fans who are so kind and generous, and the people who write the reviews. Thanks, so much for taking some time out of your hectic schedule to talk to me. He’s not just an incredibly talented artist, he’s humble, down to earth and a great person to talk to. I was fortunate enough to steal a few minutes with Gary at this fall’s MCM London Comic-Con. With DC Comics he has had stellar runs on Supergirl, and has blown the comics world away on his collaborations with Geoff Johns Batman: Earth One, Doomsday Clock and with their complete recreation and updating of SHAZAM! the original Captain Marvel.įrank also has his own creator owned series, Kin, which he also writes. I first fell in love with his incredibly detailed pencils during his two year run on The Incredible Hulk, with legendary writer Peter David. The range of the teleportation was vast, as Doomsday was able to get from Venus to Earth in a matter of minutes.Gary Frank is a British born comics artist who has worked on Midnight Nation and Supreme Power, both written by J. Against foes that it did not need to kill through fighting, Doomsday could send out the Doomsday Virus to kill them in seconds. These powers resulted in Doomsday affecting matter down to a molecular level, causing water to boil and sand to become black obsidian. However, after returning it gained a host of new powers, including being able to suck the life force out of a creature and teleport. Initially Doomsday was little more than brute force, a creature with enough power to physically kill Superman. In the ensuing battle, Superman killed Doomsday by ripping the unstoppable force in two. However, the Man of Steel got to it first and attacked it. This resulted in it growing stronger, although its main purpose was to grow strong enough to try and absorb Superman's life force. Growing bigger, Doomsday began to absorb the life force of beings it attacked. Doomsday's physical appearance also began to mutate around this time. However, he was no longer just a rampaging monster intent only on killing, but rather began to kill systematically. Zod's damage was permanent as Doomsday was able to traverse in between the Phantom Zone and Earth once Xa-Du released him from the Forbidden Zone and the Tower from the Phantom Zone. He was later found to have returned to the Phantom Zone, where he began aimlessly wandering in his Forbidden Zone. There he confronted and attacked Wonder Woman, and disappeared shortly after breaking her arm. He was released by Zod to weaken the Phantom Zone's interdimensional walls. Though the Last Son was revived within the same year, Doomsday returned nearly four years later, causing a storm in the Norwegian Sea. Doomsday's body was later deposited back to the Phantom Zone. The battle raged on for nearly a day, ending with Doomsday and Superman killing each other. After Zod himself was exiled, Doomsday answered to him, showing such strength as to nearly be able to punch through dimensional walls.Įventually Doomsday escaped and arrived on Earth, combating the Last Son of Krypton, the renowned Superman. Zod subsequently exiled the beast to the Phantom Zone. However, he was stopped and tamed by Colonel Zod. Eventually legend became reality and Doomsday showed up on Krypton to raze the planet. There was no emotion in Doomsday, although the creature strategized slightly, it was only so that it could kill better.Ĭreated on Krypton, Doomsday was a monster of pure legend. The creature was renowned for being one of few things in the world able to match feats with Superman. Doomsday, with the body of the fallen Superman.ĭoomsday was the beast incarnate, a demon creature of nothing but pure rage.
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