I always sympathized with the people who did work for hire; I was one of them.

No matter how good a story is, if you're at a newsstand and you see a lot of comic books, you don't know how good the story is unless you read it. But you can spot the artwork instantly, and you know whether you like the artwork, whether it grabs you or not.

I don't wake up in the morning and say, wow I've got a great idea for a story. But I sit down, and I figure well, let's see.

We all wish we had super powers. We all wish we could do more than we can do.

I think kids love superheroes, and the more you can crowd into a story, the more excited they get.

I'm very proud of being a hack. It's why I've lived as long as I have, I think.

If you're going to write something, that's going to be read by people, a lot of people, you hope it will not only entertain them but maybe do them some good in some way.