Noelle Stevenson Quotes

The comic book world is a tough business.

I thought I had a great opportunity when I started doing my comic book in 1972. I thought there was so much territory to work in.

I came to one of the first Comic Cons in 1985, when it was just people trading back issues of comic books.

When I meet thousands of fans of the comic - when I realize every one of them can recite the Lantern Corps oath ('In Brightest Day, in blackest night...') - I know how important this is to people.

I stole comic books from my brother when I was a kid, but I was never like an avid fan. I can't claim to be like a comic book geek.

At this very moment I'm behind on a compilation that Slave Labor is doing for Free Comic Book Day.

It may be true that the only reason the comic book industry now exists is for this purpose, to create characters for movies, board games and other types of merchandise.

I was into Alan Moore and Frank Miller. I was a teenager when all those books where coming out for the first time - 'Watchmen,' 'V for Vendetta.' It was a great time to get into comics.

To see where I've stolen all my ideas from, look no further than the comics at your local comic shop!

Inside the magic of the comic book universe, it's just people to people, unguarded humanity overlapping and just getting to interact. The way we get our verdict is going to these conventions.

I feel like there are comic book artists who are comic book artists, and then there's comic book artists who are cartoonists.

The comic book world is so dangerous, you know what I mean? You say one thing and people - they're ravenous - they are very opinionated fans. But they're great fans.

At any comic book convention in America, you'll find aspiring cartoonists with dozens of complex plot ideas and armloads of character sketches. Only a small percentage ever move from those ideas and sketches to a finished book.

As lifelong fans of comic books, Dan Didio and myself, we definitely have our own takes on what make for successful comics and the kind of comics that we want to publish.

In the sixties and seventies you could probably name all the great comics. It was still special.

I had the 'War of the Worlds' comic book. I had lots of comic books.

There are too many good comic book writers out there. I'd rather remain a fanboy.

I grew up when comics were only sold in food markets and news stands, so the direct market is vital to me. The best way to make it stronger is if everybody buys my comics in multiple copies before they buy any others.

I just love comic books. I've always loved comic book art, and I just think it's amazing.

I'm very distanced from the comics industry. I love the comics medium, but I have no time for the industry.

Comics brought me to the dance. It'll always be my first loyalty.

I'm not really all that familiar with comic book culture.

I think it's good that we're not embarrassed that we're comic book creators anymore. It's good that people are able to make a good living at doing it, and not doing the traditional sort of mainstream fare.

Comics are really my life blood in a lot of respects.

I love the medium and I love individual comics, but the business is nothing I would be proud of.