I'm still a fanboy geek. I always will be. In many ways, if my work still resonates with the audience, it's because I'm still writing from the point of view of the fan, so I'm geeked out constantly.

I had never really thought of myself as a writer; any writing I had done was just to give myself something to draw.

I'm a neurotic New York Jew by birth. Creating characters is second nature to me.

The bottom line always remains the same: What is the basic humanity of the character? How do I make them resonate with the reader?

In these litigious times, if you're a beginner, it's becoming harder and harder to get your work to the people who might actually be able to hire you.

What makes a story is how well it manages to connect with the reader, the visceral effect it has.

When I got my first glimpse of Hugh Jackman as Wolverine, my breath caught. In that single instant, he was Wolverine.