A New Writer for Superman Phillip Kennedy Johnson begins his run on Superman this week. First up: a two-part story about the hero, his son and his succession. There should always be a story with a message, said Phillip Kennedy Johnson. “That idea applies more than ever when you’re writing Superman, who embodies the idea of service.”Credit...Matt Roth for The New York Times March 9, 2021 When the Brian Michael Bendis run on Superman and Action Comics ended (the last issue he wrote came out in December), readers wondered who the next writer would be. Not many would have predicted Phillip Kennedy Johnson would be the one.