Transcript of Geoff Johns LIVE from SDCC 2010

Just reading this get me excited about DC's future in all areas! I really believe he is the man to be leading DC creatively!!!!!

Transcript of Geoff Johns LIVE from SDCC 2010 July 22. Provided by: www.newsarama.com

2:02

   We're getting ready to start the Spotlight on Geoff Johns. DC Group Editor Eddie Berganza is not here so Johns is taking this on his own.
Thursday July 22, 2010 2:02
2:02

   Johns is teasing surprise guests for the Green Lantern movie panel in Hall H tomorrow.
Thursday July 22, 2010 2:02
2:03

   Berganza has arrived!
Thursday July 22, 2010 2:03
2:04

   Johns says he's looking forward to incorporating all the comic characters we love to movies, television and toys.
Thursday July 22, 2010 2:04
2:04

   The audience is now going to get a Blue Beetle test video.
Thursday July 22, 2010 2:04
2:05

   Jaime Reyes was woken from his sleep and fully transformed into his costume.
Thursday July 22, 2010 2:05
2:06

   Johns is opening the panel to questions from the audience now.
Thursday July 22, 2010 2:06
2:07

   Johns is hinting there may be a connection between Blackest Night and the Lazarus pits. Look for answers in Brightest Day.
Thursday July 22, 2010 2:07
2:09

   Johns surprised many of the audience by saying Parallax is in the GL film and now they want more.
Thursday July 22, 2010 2:09
2:11

   Of criticism, Johns says he loves what he does and believes in what he does and nothing else matters. When he approaches GL, even though it looks Star Wars, it's all about emotion. It's as much about looking inward about looking outward.
Thursday July 22, 2010 2:11
2:12

   Johns felt bad about the Ralph and Sue Dibney scene in Blackest Night.
Thursday July 22, 2010 2:12
2:13

   You won't wait until 2011 to see Wally West says Johns.
Thursday July 22, 2010 2:13
2:14

   There are lots of Aquaman fans in the room.
Thursday July 22, 2010 2:14
2:15

   There will be some delving into the background of Black Manta.
Thursday July 22, 2010 2:15
2:16

   A fan is concerned why Johns doesn't continue with certain books like Booster Gold, Action Comics, Adventure Comics.
Thursday July 22, 2010 2:16
2:16

   He wanted to do more Superboy but had to prioritize. He says he never wants to "phone it in."
Thursday July 22, 2010 2:16
2:17

   Red Lantern Dex-Starr is getting some love.
Thursday July 22, 2010 2:17
2:18

   Johns says the Red Lanterns are a surrogate family and there is more to come for him.
Thursday July 22, 2010 2:18
2:18

   Like he's planning a Larfleeze Christmas special, Johns says maybe there will be a Dex-Starr Valentine's Day special.
Thursday July 22, 2010 2:18
2:19

   Ivan Ries is going to draw another GL Secret Origins.
Thursday July 22, 2010 2:19
2:20

   Johns just announced they've started work on a Suicide Squad video game. Very violent.
Thursday July 22, 2010 2:20
2:23

   Barry Allen is totally different says Johns. His morality is really interesting. This is somebody dealing with speeding and slowing down.
Thursday July 22, 2010 2:23
2:24

   The Blue Beetle show is still in development but Johns says he has plans for lots more characters getting the spotlight too.
Thursday July 22, 2010 2:24
2:25

   Johns says there's a lot of characters he's like to see grow more popular like Metamorpho and Katana. But he's happy with elevating the ones he has so far and that creating new characters is also a joy.
Thursday July 22, 2010 2:25
2:27

   One of our smaller fans wrote a 3-page Guy Gardner Blackest Night comic and wants Johns to incorporate it into a real comic. Johns said, "Just for you, we absolutely will."
Thursday July 22, 2010 2:27
2:28

   The Green Lantern movie costume has come up. Johns said it will not have nipples. He says when you see it in motion and the final actual costume, he has faith that the purists will be very happy.
Thursday July 22, 2010 2:28
2:29

   Johns said he actually thinks about how to survive a zombie attack while in his apartment.
Thursday July 22, 2010 2:29
2:30

   The question Hal was supposed to ask Sinestro in Rage of the Red Lanterns will finally get asked sometime this year.
Thursday July 22, 2010 2:30
2:31

   As soon as he got involved into the idea of the emotional spectrum, writing Hal was easy says Johns.
Thursday July 22, 2010 2:31
2:32

   The Indigo Tribe will show up in GL #59 and we'll learn more about them and see Black Hand.
Thursday July 22, 2010 2:32
2:34

   Batman Earth 1 - Johns says Batman will be terrible at what he does. His gadgets don't work, his Batmobile breaks down. It's not a comedy, he's just not perfect yet. Alfred will be very, very interesting.
Thursday July 22, 2010 2:34
2:35

   Johns just compared Ganthet to Yoda in terms of how much butt he can/will kick.
Thursday July 22, 2010 2:35
2:37

   Johns says the one thing he doesn't like about writing is just being in a room in front of a computer. Going to a dark place to write about Black Hand was not a good time and took a lot of work on his part. He says sometimes he felt like he needed a shower afterwards.
Thursday July 22, 2010 2:37
2:38

   Johns says Peter Tomasi has a great passion for Martian Manhunter and if fans want more of him after Brightest Day they should be loud about it.
Thursday July 22, 2010 2:38
2:39

   There will be consequences for Mogo and all those Black Lanterns buried inside him.
Thursday July 22, 2010 2:39
2:40

   Johns gives Ethan Van Sciver a lot of credit for Krib. They were originally going to use her in Iron Heights but couldn't fit her.
Thursday July 22, 2010 2:40
2:43

   Cassandra Cain fans will be very happy to hear there are apparently plans for her outside of comics.
Thursday July 22, 2010 2:43
2:45

   Johns has been given a print of cereal mascots as Lanterns and is now going through how they all make sense. He knows way too much about cereal.
Thursday July 22, 2010 2:45
2:48

   If there comes a time when Johns has to leave GL, Berganza believes it will only be when he retires. Johns says he has never thought about leaving.
Thursday July 22, 2010 2:48
2:50

   Johns says at some point you'll see a Vertigo series from him, he thinks it would be fun to do something different.
Thursday July 22, 2010 2:50
2:52

   Johns says he knows something about development of a Wonder Woman movie in the months and years ahead but can't say anything other than that.
Thursday July 22, 2010 2:52
2:53

   Johns says Wonder Woman is much more human than people give her credit for. He thinks people misinterpret the character and thinks she's extremely relatable.
Thursday July 22, 2010 2:53
2:55

   Johns says there will be another story coming out of Brightest Day but separate in a way.
Thursday July 22, 2010 2:55
2:58

   Johns says there's a lot of discussions about Shazam outside of comics.
Thursday July 22, 2010 2:58
2:59

   Johns is having a hard time keeping a secret he is going to reveal this weekend.
Thursday July 22, 2010 2:59
3:00

   And that's all from this panel! Stay tuned to Newsarama for more live coverage from San Diego Comic-Con.

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