There probably aren't a lot of new superheroes around, so whenever one appears, it makes a bit of noise. Really, most of the people who are my friends write characters they loved as children. I get that, as well, because that's why I got into comics. But I'm also taking this massive liberation creatively, going off and doing new stuff. The first and foremost reason I do it is because I think they're fun, and I can do anything I want. I'm not constrained by continuity.

You kind of worry for the characters in a way that you don't normally in sci-fi, because sci-fi tends to be about the ideas, and this is about people.

The breadth of the potential readership is also a factor.

When you expect the best from people, you will often see more in them than they see in themselves.

She was like John Rambo meets Polly Pocket; Dakota Fanning crossed with Death Wish 4.

Your capacity to grow determines your capacity to lead.

The glass is always completely full-half air and half liquid.