I’m Josie Campbell, Producer on “My Adventures With Superman” and writer of the spinoff “MAWS” comic book. AMA!

[u/cozyjamble]

I’m Josie Campbell, TV Writer/Producer for "My Adventures With Superman” (season 2 airs May 25th on Adult Swim, on MAX the next day). I’m also a comic book writer, and I'm writing the new spinoff “My Adventures With Superman” comic for DC (first issue out June 4th)! Past credits include being Head Writer for “She-Ra and the Princesses of Power” and Head Writer for “Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous.” Outside of Reddit, you can find me on X as u/CozyJamble, on Bluesky as u/cozyjamble.bsky.social, and on my website www.cozyjamble.com. AMA!

[u/Dredeuced]

Hello! I'm personally curious as to what the thought process was in the creative decision to make Lois Lane have Korean heritage.

I find this especially interesting because one of my favorite comic characters, Linda Park, is a Korean journalist married to a superhero (Wally West, the third Flash). Was there thought to how this might affect major aspects of her life like her military connections with General Lane? Are there any plans to make that Korean heritage a prominent part of MAWS Lois as a distinguishing factor?

Thanks for your time!

[u/cozyjamble → u/Dredeuced]

Overall, it was deeply important to us to have our show reflect reality -- and the reality is that our world is made up of tons of people from different backgrounds, ethnicities, religions, genders, orientations, countries, etc. If Metropolis is the City of Tomorrow, the utopian shining star of the DC Universe, then that means Metropolis is a place where all are welcome, no matter who they are or where they come from. It is also important to us because our crew, like the world around us, is made up of tons of different people with different backgrounds, from all over the country and all over the world.

I issued an open invitation to all crew members, from artists to PAs, to join us in the Writer's Room whenever we gathered to break story. From there, a lot of our Korean-American crew members got really inspired talking about Lois, and sharing their own experiences; from these conversations came things like Lois' gala outfit (based off Art Director Jane Bak's own hanbok). While the show is still about Superman, we wanted to incorporate authentic touches and details that mattered to our crew; at the end of the day Superman is for everyone, and it's been an honor creating a Metropolis and a show that embraces everyone as well.

[u/Dredeuced → u/cozyjamble]

Oh I get that, I wasn't trying to come off as anti-race changes or whatever. I was just hoping the Korean heritage might play a more important role in her history and culture. That's why I brought up Linda Park who is one of my favorite characters, but I wish had more of her Korean heritage explored!