". ▁He ▁mentioned ▁it ▁worked ▁out ▁well ▁since ▁he ▁was ▁also ▁planning ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁DC ▁" to ▁do ▁the ▁Seven ▁Sold iers ▁project ▁and ▁the ▁Vert igo ▁books ". ▁ ▁Mor r ison ▁has ▁confirmed ▁that ▁he ▁made ▁use ▁of ▁some ▁of ▁his ▁Super man ▁Now ▁ideas ▁for ▁All - Star ▁Super man , ▁like ▁" L ut hor ’ s ▁heart - sto pping ▁moment ▁of ▁understanding ," ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁drawing ▁on ▁his ▁original ▁proposal ▁for ▁elements ▁later ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁" DC ▁One ▁Mill ion " ▁story line . ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁writing ▁of ▁the ▁character ▁Super man , ▁Mor r ison ▁ident ifies ▁different ▁aspects ▁of ▁his ▁person ality , ▁stating ▁"' Super man ' ▁is ▁an ▁act . ▁' Cl ark ▁Kent ' ▁in ▁Metropol is ▁is ▁also ▁an ▁act . ▁There ▁are ▁actually ▁two ▁K ents , ▁at ▁least ▁– ▁one ▁is ▁a ▁dis gu ise , ▁a ▁b umb ling , ▁awk ward ▁mask ▁for ▁Super man . ▁The ▁other ▁is ▁the ▁confident , ▁strong , ▁good - heart ed ▁Clark ▁Kent ▁who ▁was ▁raised ▁by ▁his ▁sur rog ate ▁Ma ▁and ▁Pa ▁in ▁Kansas ▁and ▁knows ▁how ▁to ▁drive ▁a ▁tra ctor . ▁I ▁think ▁he ' s ▁the ▁most ▁' real ' ▁of ▁all ." ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁series ▁drew ▁to ▁a ▁close , ▁writer ▁Grant ▁Mor r ison ▁conce ived ▁of ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁one - shot ▁spe ci als , ▁loose ▁in ▁continu ity ▁from ▁the ▁original ▁series , ▁that ▁would