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

When I submitted samples, I had only written stories to give myself something to draw. I was told, "The art is good, but not quite professional yet. But, I like the writing." I've been a writer for almost a half a century. It's very cool.

When I'm my own editor, there's very little difference between the first draft and the final. I write what feels right to begin with. I rarely make any major changes.

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

Unfortunately, there are writers whose only concern is how good they could make themselves look on a title.

The curse of comic book adaptations, when I was younger, was that the director or producer would go, "Don't worry about it, it's just a comic book."

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