I've had editors over the years who couldn't find a clue if it was stapled to their butt.

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 realized the only thing I owed my audience was my own judgment and my own best effort.

You can read a dozen different textbooks or how-to manuals that will tell you the basic rules of what makes a story - a beginning, a middle, and an end.

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

I hate the crazy, neurotic characters beyond a certain point.

I think there's something inherently dishonest in trying to go back and mess with the past.