There's always been this feedback between comics and films. But I think that if you take that analogy too far, if you only see comic books in terms of films, then eventually the best we can end up with is films that don't move. It would make us a poor relation to the movie industry.
Alan MooreMagic and art tend to share a lot of the same language. They both talk about evocation, invocation, and conjuring.
Alan MooreOn my fortieth birthday, rather than merely bore my friends by having anything as mundane as a midlife crisis I decided it might be more interesting to actually terrify them by going completely mad and declaring myself to be a magician.
Alan MooreWith so much chaos, someone will do something stupid. And when they do, things will turn nasty.
Alan Moore