WHERE HEROES ARE BORN AND THE STORY CONTINUES What it’s like being forced 7 predictions home during for 100 COVID-19 season 7 ‘Superman The Planet and Lois’ set rotates for its to soar high 80th year in 2020 ISSUE 001 · SPRING 2020 Resources for COVID-19 There is no doubt that concerns over the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have caused a major disruption to everyday life IN THIS ISSUE across the planet. Education centers, public venues and a variety of shopping centers have all shuttered in an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19. Entire countries have closed off their borders, preventing nonessential travel and closing SUPERMAN AND LOIS SET TO SOAR HOW GENE LUEN YANG HELPED ME entire continents off. HIGH IN 2020 SEE THE WORLD These are truly unprecedented and historic times where community means the most. 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To learn more about us visit: dailyplanetdc.com/the-team-2/ TO SUBMIT ANY FORMS OF ART OR TO HAVE YOUR ARTWORK REMOVED PLEASE CONTACT [email protected] MAGAZINE DESIGN BY KARLI KRUSE Cover image courtesy The CW Spring 2020 5 LETTER FROM THE EDITOR Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. The story starts with a kindhearted couple at a farm located on the outskirts of a small town. The duo cultivate ideals of integrity, compassion and so much more and express their love into everything they do. The couple assisted in the upbringing of children who were not their own, imbuing them with all the care and affection of any parent, allowing one to grow up with dreams of an exciting life as a journalist in the big city. Adam Driver’s Here is where the story differs from the one you may know. Kylo Ren and Working from hardly nothing, the couple built a home Daisy Ridley as Rey in “Star Wars: The Rise together on the foundations of their ideals. They raised five Zack Benz, Editor-in-Chief of Skywalker.” Photo children of their own and fostered a number of others during courtesy Disney times of great need. They’re my grandparents. Gerald and Grace Benz married in 1959 and cemented a familial bond so strong that death itself couldn’t sever it. The two lived most of their adult lives selflessly caring for others. After having their own children leave the nest, the two sacrificed their golden years to help care for three of their grandchildren. My two sisters and I are forever grateful. This magazine is my love letter to them. A form of thanks for everything they have taught me. I grew up Love motivating everything is soaking in all of the knowledge awarded to me by my guardians, practicing my talents in hobbies that allowed me to express myself. That’s where the Daily Planet comes in. Ever since I was a child on the Benz Family Farm I’ve been moved by the Daily Planet. It’s nobility an exhausted trope towards the safeguard of truth and justice has always inspired me. When I was eight I was diagnosed movie had carried. I had unaware of, takes off with connection between them with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, a developmental disorder that limited my socialization skills and HEIDI STANG seen the other two in this Finn, Poe, Chewbacca, was that of two enemies, often crippled my learning process. My grandparents recognized this plugging me into a variety of trilogy and was eager to see C-3PO and BB-8. conflicted foes on opposite constructive outlets in an effort to assist in my development in a positive way. One of these outlets hink about every movie the last. It did not As we watch them race to sides of the same fight. So included the Daily Planet. My grandfather helped me construct a physical representation of the you’ve ever watched. T disappoint, but then, it did. find Palpatine, by means of where in that relationship Metropolis Marvel while my grandmother gave me the assurance I craved by expressing pride for my How does it end? Does the It disappointed big time. a sith wayfinder, we are also was I supposed to gather weekly, homemade newsletters inspired by the fictional publication. lead character fall in love or do the two main characters The film was set to be the seeing Kylo Ren struggle that maybe instead they biggest Star Wars movie with his allegiance to were star-crossed lovers? Their love and support enabled me to accept everything about myself and inspired me to pursue a end up together? Is the with so many relationships Palpatine and the Order. It I suppose considering such career that only comic book characters have previously obtained. character motivated by someone they love and to still learn about, the all comes together in a is the norm I should’ve seen matter of how Palpatine, thrilling climax between it coming but the movie In this, the Daily Planet’s first ever print magazine, we discuss the rich history of the fictional subsequently become Kylo Ren and The First Palpatine, who we now was so enticing and so publication and it’s related characters. However, we also expand the Planet’s coverage toward other harmonious before the Order were going to take know is Rey’s grandfather, action packed that I had horizons including coronavirus related topics, entertainment and so much more. movie is over? Movies are exhausting the use of love down the Resistance along and the team of Rey and hoped there would be no with other plot lines. There Kylo Ren (now going by kiss scene at the end. My Words are meaningless, until we give them meaning. And I found meaning in my words through the as a motivation, and it is was so much left to be Ben Solo). question is why does every Daily Planet. time for a change. “Star Wars: The Rise of revealed. The twists, turns and trials action movie, every movie When Palpatine revealed leading to the final fight genre really, feel the need I’m honored to report on the planet with such a talented team and hope you enjoy their hard work. Skywalker” appeared in theaters at the end of 2019. the fleet of Star Destroyers, propelled this movie into to end in romance of some Sincerely, As the last movie in the Star it was looking bleak for the thrilling excellence. Even kind? Wars Skywalker saga there Resistance, but amazing for the final fight itself was Some movies obviously are was much anticipation movie goers. With as many riveting. Then there’s what made for the romantic plot. surrounding the film. 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