Lynda Barry Quotes

People are so afraid to say the word 'comic'. It makes you think of a grown man with pimples, a ponytail and a big belly. Change it to 'graphic novel' and that disappears.

As a kid, I was a big comic fan and I liked foreign comics as well.

I grew up on comics and cartoons. So, as an adult, I like comics and cartoons.

Looking back, I realize my favorite stories weren't in books, they were in comics. On top of being a history enthusiast, my father was also a comics fan, and he kept his stash in the top drawer of his dresser, in easy reach of a kid making a beeline to the bathroom.

I used to read comics when I was a kid.

We really lived, ate, drank and slept Batman - ideas, characters and stories.

I was never really a comic-book fanatic.

I had a few comics, but I was by no means a huge aficionado. I was more of a 'Mad Magazine,' 'Calvin & Hobbes' sort of nerd.

People love their comic books.

The fine-art world knows very little about the cartoon world.

I never really read comics. I bought them, and I would draw them.

I'm not into cartoons. That's the irony of it.

I'm just a guy drawing comics. Guys knocking other guys through buildings. Guys flipping tanks over on each other. I'm just trying to be true to what I liked as a kid.

Maybe they're not 'books,' but 'Acme Novelty Library' and 'Eightball' are two comics I can't get enough of.

It used to be that comic strips were the big thing, and comic books were toilet paper.

I'm a big comic book guy.

Anyone should be able to read comics.

I guess my journey with comics began with stuff like Spider-Man and Batman. I started off with mainstream superhero stuff, which I've never abandoned.

I love comic books and I love anime.

I tend to stay away from the comics.

Obviously, I love superheroes; I love comic book characters, but I... I guess I've had a lifelong affection for comics, and while I love the characters so much, I also love the medium.

I grew up a big comic book reader, as a kid, and I love the whole fanboy crowd.

I think a lot of the things in my life that I become most passionate about, and most excited about, are all from comics.

I grew up with comics. Whether it be from the East or the West, I devoured them.

I was really into music, but I thought, 'Comics are great, I should get back into that.'