Len Wein Quotes
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I think there's something inherently dishonest in trying to go back and mess with the past.
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I was a very sickly kid. While I was in the hospital at age seven, my Dad brought me a stack of comic books to keep me occupied. And I was hooked. When my eighth grade art teacher, Mr. Smedley, told me he thought I had actual art talent, I decided to devote all my efforts in that direction in the hope that I might someday get into the comics biz. I became an art major, took every art class my school had to offer. In college, I majored in Advertising Art and Design.
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When I got my first glimpse of Hugh Jackman as Wolverine, my breath caught. In that single instant, he was Wolverine.
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What makes a story is how well it manages to connect with the reader, the visceral effect it has.
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The curse of comic book adaptations, when I was younger, was that the director or producer would go, "Don't worry about it, it's just a comic book."
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There is an ancient legend which warns that, should we ever learn our true origin, our universe will instantly be destroyed.
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The villain is always more entertaining because he has fewer limitations. The hero is bound by honor, by justice and by the law, sometimes.
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I had never really thought of myself as a writer; any writing I had done was just to give myself something to draw.
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I think every time you take a female character, a black character, a Hispanic character, a gay character, and make that the point of the character, you are minimalizing the character.
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There are very few of us, who reach my advanced age, who are still working in the business, as writers. As artists, people can hang out longer.
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It all depends on which side of the desk you're sitting on.
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I've never sat down and thought about the difference between plot and theme. To me, that's never been important.
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My father brought me my first stack of comics, when I was seven years old and in the hospital. I was not a well child. And that's where my love for comics began.
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I hate the crazy, neurotic characters beyond a certain point.
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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.
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I became an art major, took every art class my school had to offer. In college, I majored in Advertising Art and Design.
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It's all about who's where on the food chain. When I'm the story editor, I expect my writers to follow my vision. When I'm working for another editor, I'm obliged to follow their vision.
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I've always thought of myself as an organic writer, rather than a cerebral one. I feel my way along as I go, hoping I'll get to the place I intend to reach.
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Art is always in the eyes of the beholder. Only posterity has the right to point out our mistakes.
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I realized the only thing I owed my audience was my own judgment and my own best effort.
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I've had editors over the years who couldn't find a clue if it was stapled to their butt.
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I always wanted to fire rays out of my fingertips.
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If a story isn't working, I'm simply unable to finish it. That's what usually tells me something is wrong.
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When I submitted samples, I had only written stories to give myself something to draw. I was told, "The art is good, but not quite professional yet. But, I like the writing." I've been a writer for almost a half a century. It's very cool.