Comic Book Creator Quotes

Bryan Lee O'Malley has been alive since he was born and will lives until he dies.

Jerry Robinson illustrated some of the defining images of pop culture's greatest icons. As an artist myself, it's impossible not to feel humbled by his body of work. Everyone who loves comics owes Jerry a debt of gratitude for the rich legacy that he leaves behind.

I really like Greg Rucka's work. I loved 'Lazarus,' and I loved 'Stumptown.'

Dave Cockrum's work at Marvel and DC defined my childhood and inspired me to be a comic book creator. Without Dave, there is no New 'X-Men' resurgence, there is no Colossus, Storm, Nightcrawler, Lilandra, Star Jammers, or the Imperial Guard. His influence on generations of fans cannot be measured.

It's not easy to convey to someone who doesn't read comics just how Alan Moore has dominated the field since 'Watchmen.'

Much is written about the Batman because he is publicly exposed in print. Very little is known personally about his creator, because I haven't given out that many interviews.

I've always wanted to be a manga-ka, so I'm doing what I love.

I still do some inking here and there and I've actually got a book that I'm going to ink entirely.

You could say everybody's a fan of Jack Kirby. I would say I'm a fan of Jack Kirby. I'm a fan of Jack Kirby the man.

I used to be really influenced by Brian Bendis, back in his indie days. But I guess I try to tone that down.

It was an honor to meet the iconic Stan Lee.

If Bill Finger created Batman, where is Bill Finger's byline on my strip? It is conspicuous by its absence.

My thumbprint is on every single thing that happens with Hellboy. It was the hardest thing I ever had to do professionally, letting someone else draw the main Hellboy comic. He's so much mine. But I still have no intention of ever handing over the writing of the main Hellboy comic to someone else. That character is my baby.

I couldn't take my eyes off of Stan [Lee]! As good as the movie is, all I could think about is, "What's he thinking?" So the movie ended, and then he, very whimsically, expressed all of his feelings about how long he waited, and how the TV shows in the '70s were all, "If only they could do this," and now they could. And he didn't get choked up and blubbery, but he was moved. Like, "Ohmigod, it happened while I was alive." And I can't believe I got to see that. He was very raw. It was quite beautiful.

Since I began writing my new 'Bad Company' story, anyone who's connected with '2000 AD' has probably heard the sad news of the death of Brett Ewins, penciller and vital component of the original 'Bad Company' team.

I still feel it's kind of weird to say, 'I'm a comic book writer.'

The only way to write Batman, if you get the chance - and I hope everyone out there gets the chance - is to imagine you made him up.

Thanos was the first character I ever created professionally. He's always been the baby I return to whenever I work with Marvel.

I've been doing the Millarworld stuff for decades, and everybody seems really happy that's working on it.

Now, in the Liefeld household, I don't tend to share the fact that I created Deadpool with my kids, so when all the video games started coming out where Wade was at the center of them, I couldn't help but smile.