You'd never be able to convince someone to give you money to do a bilingual story where you're not translating half of it - you'd drive people crazy. But in comics, you can do whatever your heart desires.

When a man carries an instrument of violence, he'll always find the justification to use it.

It was interesting looking back at the '80s and trying to find newspaper headlines from the time - the cliché of history repeating itself.

There are a lot of differing opinions on that. Some people think you should change out more, but I think changing just 20 percent is less stressful on the aquarium and fish. Once you get used to the regimen, it's pretty easy.

Fans of my books have just been supremely nice.

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

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.