We're always looking roughly 30 years behind us. In the '80s they were obsessed with the '50s and so on.

I know I'm a grumpy old man, but I'm always more delighted by readers talking about the actual comics than people talking about how eager they are to have their favorite comics be "elevated" into another medium. Adaptations are great, but for me, comics have always been the destination, not a stepping-stone to get somewhere else.

Just go out there and get your heart broken in, so it'll be ready when you really need it.

Comics are essentially films with fewer frames per second.

I grew up with a sister I was very close with and a mom who was a powerful influence on my life. I was always close with women.

Not a word of my writing has ever been changed by another person's hands, and I don't think many screenwriters can say that.

Gert: Wake me when the fight scene's over. Kitty Pryde: Oy, tell me about it. Hey, I'm Kitty. You the token pacifist of your group? Gert: Not exactly. Pacifists are like vegans, I'm more of a vegetarian. I enjoy fish and occasional maulings.