I got the feeling that going out and talking so much with the readership was as much of a process for you as writing the book was. This award has kind of brought around the latest round of attention for you in the mainstream media, the last of which came for "Supergods" which is just out in paperback. I'd love to tell you I'm now qualified to join the Round Table and declare war on Narnia but the truth is, absolutely nothing has changed. I mean, when a howling witch hunt turns up on cue to accuse you of "joining the Establishment" as if you'd signed up for the Secret Society of Super-Villains, what else can you do but cackle and rub your hands together? No, it actually made me feel more evil, I think. I'm looking forward to seeing what it's all about.ĭo you feel more chivalrous? This is supposed to be an honor of chivalry, right? I've been to the Palace before, but I've never been up close with any of the royals.
So I've kind of done this before with him. The weird thing is that my dad got one of these things back in 1998 for a completely different reason - for his community work. I'll be doing that in the next couple of months, I guess. Morrison's "Supergods" is out now in paperback with additional materials.Īnd so did you get to go to Buckingham Palace for a big ceremony? But I was quite touched that I'd been acknowledged at all. It was funny to think that all these people had to read some of my wilder stuff in order to pass me for the award. You have to go through a strict and rigorous check from Buckingham Palace and the government. I've always been treated as a fairly marginal figure round our way, and it was nice to get a little recognition, but I have no idea who put me up for the honor. Grant Morrison: It was absolutely unexpected.
Below, Morrison tells CBR News how a cascade of events from the publishing of his superhero manifesto "Supergods" to the plans for the September Las Vegas meeting of the minds called MorrisonCon have all combined to launch him on a new phase of his writing career - one where Batman and Superman will step aside for a new wave of characters, starting with an insipidly cute cartoon horse.ĬBR News: Before we get to the books, congratulations on being named a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire! What's that whole experience been like for you?
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