I try not to violate what came before me and to leave lots of wiggle room for those who will follow.

The most unrealistic thing I've ever read in comics is when some group of characters calls themselves the Brotherhood of Evil or the Masters of Evil. I don't believe any character believes their goals to be truly evil.

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 think jazz and comic books are probably the two uniquely American art forms.

These days, it seems that if you're not already in place, you can't get there from here.

I've never had to work out of the arts. I've always either been a writer or an editor, or something where I've made my living from doing what I love. You can't get any better than that.

When someone writes to tell me something I've written made them laugh or cry, I've done my job and done it well. The rest is all semantics.