Comic Book Legends Quotes

The thing that's been exciting about 'Superman' is to see how the character has developed through generations.

I think about it, and I realize there's been some version of a Batman or Spiderman or Superman franchise since I was a boy, since before I was a boy.

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.

Here's a list of some of the folks who have written Swamp Thing over the years: Alan Moore, Len Wein, Scott Snyder, Brian K Vaughan, Joshua Dysart, Rick Veitch, Grant Morrison, Mark Millar. That's not even a full list, but you see my point - ol' Swampy has had some seriously brilliant people behind the keyboard in his time.

Carl Barks and Don Rosa are two of my favorite cartoonists ever.

What impresses me the most about DC characters is how long a lot of them have been around.

Stan Lee is like the universal hero. He got every culture together by storytelling. He gave every community their own hero to follow, in fiction and actually in factual life.

I'd still love to work with John Romita Sr. at some point. That's the dream.

In the sixties and seventies you could probably name all the great comics. It was still special.

Without Wonder Woman, there would be no Black Canary; without a Superman, there would be no Flash. They all come from that.

There are fantastic stories yet to be told featuring Marvel's characters, old and new, and I'm thrilled to be part of them.

I'm very much influenced by your traditional comic book artists like Jack Kirby, Alex Toth and Walter Simonson. Their styles were sort of what I was gravitating towards.

DC characters are from a different era than Marvel characters.

A lot of people dub our work as New Age. But for some reason, they don't dub Stan Lee's work that way.

DC is the foundation of what we all know about comic books and heroes. They've had great storytellers, great illustrates, as a part of that tradition.