#comics

I always wanted to be a writer, but Alan Moore's work and help inspired me to write comics. In some ways the biggest influence on me writing was Punk. There was the idea that you could do something by simply doing it. ↗

— Neil Gaiman

#comics #writing-punk #inspirational

Japan is the first nation in the world to accord 'comic books'--originally a 'humorous' form of entertainment mainly for young people--nearly the same social status as novels and films. ↗

— Frederik L. Schodt

#comics #culture #entertainment #japan #manga

We got to go to Lucas Ranch and, at that time, my brother was still living in a condo about a mile from Robin Williams, and so I made all of the other comics jealous because I got to get a ride home with him. ↗

— Carlos Alazraqui

#because #brother #comics #condo #get

Reading and writing are connected. I learned to read very early so I could read the comics, which I then started to draw. ↗

— Margaret Atwood

#connected #could #draw #early #i

I love meeting fans. The people who are fans of my books are really smart and dedicated, because some independent comics are hard to get. I will drive all the way to Pittsburgh or Detroit to put it in their hands. ↗

— Brian Michael Bendis

#books #comics #dedicated #detroit #drive

I was into comics because these were my real male role models, even though at the time, I didn't know it. ↗

— Brian Michael Bendis

#comics #even #i #into #know

The comics I read as a kid were much more influenced by TV and movies. Encountering superheroes as an adult without that kind of childhood sentimentality, it just doesn't allow you, or in my case at least, it wouldn't let me take the characters seriously. ↗

— Garth Ennis

#allow #case #characters #childhood #comics

There are 10-20 times more male comics than female comics; it's something to do with the social structure of society. ↗

— Jo Brand

#female #male #more #social #society

I wasn't terribly aware of Catwoman. She was a DC comics character and as a kid, I wasn't terribly fond of the DC comics characters. I was a Marvel boy. ↗

— Benjamin Bratt

#boy #character #characters #comics #dc

When people say 'What are underground comics?' I think the best way you can define them is just the absolute freedom involved... we didn't have anyone standing over us. ↗

— Robert Crumb

#absolute freedom #anyone #best #best way #comics