It's a tremendous challenge, because there have been so many characters created over the years. Every time you think you come up with a great name, you find out somebody has already done it. Dreaming up the stories isn't that hard, but coming up with a good title is the toughest part.

I've been very lucky. All I wanted was to pay the rent. Then these characters took off and suddenly there were Hulk coffee mugs and Iron Man lunchboxes and The Avengers sweatshirts everywhere. Money's okay, but what I really like is working.

Comics are stories; they're like novels or anything else. So the first thing you have to do is become a good storyteller.

I'm not that familiar with Andrew Garfield, but if the powers that be chose him, I'm sure he'll be good.

I never understood why people take drugs. They're habit forming and they can kill you. I didn't need anything to pep me up or make me feel more creative, and I didn't need them to help me with women.

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

These stories of people with unusual powers and unusual appearances, who do unusual things, people are always fascinated by them.