Comic Quality Quotes

Comics are too big. You can't say any kind or genre of comics is better than another. You can say so subjectively. But to say it like it's objective is wrong. It's wrong morally, because it cuts out stuff that's good.

As far as I know, no kid ever bought a children's book himself with his own money, but they'll buy comic books. So we better make them good.

Marvel has put out good product. DC has put out good product. Even Image has put out good product, as far as I'm concerned... although it's few and far between. But it's not getting recognized, no matter who's doing it.

Most comic scriptwriters are very bad. The artists are good, but the writers are so bad.

Now obviously popularity isn't everything when it comes to stand up comedy, but the art form itself is better today than it ever has before. I think there are more great comics. I think the standard is higher. The critical analysis is a little harsher, but that is also good. Maybe people have a higher standard than before, maybe they are a little more judgmental, a little more brutal, that makes people work harder. It makes the stand up better.

I don't do a comic book thinking there is a movie. I just want it to be as good a comic book as it can be.

I believe that a good comic script can succeed despite being drawn badly, but that a bad script can't be saved by good art. Of course, great writing and great illustration makes for a great comic 100 percent of the time.

What I need is for comics to not cheapen out and just do what they think a bunch of bloodthirsty 15 year old fans want.

In comics, collaboration saves your life. How well you can work with an artist, a colorist, a letterer, is how good your comic is.