Superheroes? In New York? Give me a break!

All I thought about when I wrote my stories was, "I hope that these comic books would sell so I can keep my job and continue to pay the rent." Never in a million years could I have imagined that it would turn into what it has evolved into nowadays. Never.

The only time I go on the set is when I have a cameo to do in the picture. I go to the set and I do my little cameo and I meet all the people. It's a great way to spend the day. And then I go back to my own world.

You always exaggerate things in a movie. If it makes a good visual and it excites the kids that's good.

The only advice anybody can give is, if you wanna be a writer, keep writing. And read all you can, read everything.

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

I think any comic book - or really, any book that you can read - in a sense is an educational tool in that it helps literacy. The more you read, the better you get at it. It almost doesn't matter what you read, the important thing is for young people to become readers.