The genesis of this idea occured way back in 1978 when I saw Superman The Movie. His costume and insignia (the stylized S apparently being the El family crest) were based on conventional Kryptonian clothing - yet their outfits glowed, while his didn't. So, I revisited my old idea and made him a glowing suit more similar to what was portrayed on his homeworld in the Richard Donner epic. I am an avid Superman fan and didn't initially cotton to the smaller S shield Bryan Singer used in Superman Returns. It has since grown on me, rather - I got used to it - so I'm okay with it now. Still, I wanted more of an amalgam of various S styles so I made mine broader and squatter. The face is a little bit the late Chris Reeve, a bit Brandon Routh and a bit me (borrowing from the Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell tradition). The final image is very, very close to what I originally intended - and I think I'm happier with it than anything I've previously done!