American - Artist | October 9, 1949 -
When I started writing 'Batman,' I lobbied heavily to get rid of Robin - or at least not use him in the stories I wrote. Fighting crime with a teenager dressed in primary colors while you're sporting a gray-and-black outfit always struck me as child endangerment, if not abuse.
Jim Starlin
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Most of my work is science fiction, with many a spaceship but few cars.
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Very little other than Elmore Leonard's crime writing inspiring me on my Batman run.
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Not exactly sure there can be a final chapter to Thanos, considering what he is and his relationship with Mistress Death. Might just be that as long as there is a Marvel, there will be a Thanos to plague that universe's heroes.
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I was just as crazy as everybody else post-Watergate, post-Vietnam.
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As time went on, Thanos just sort of grew organically on his own.
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When I started in the comic book business, 'Art Of' books were strictly the provenance of the greats, like Rembrandt and Da Vinci. But times change, and so do attitudes. Now the comic is considered an art form, and I hope 'A Life in Words and Pictures' contributes a little to that art form's history.
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When folks are in desperate times - say, like being stuck in the middle of a long-running interplanetary war - they grasp onto anything that might keep them afloat.
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You don't have to be a religious person to be affected by religion or a religious movement.
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If I hadn't had the outlet of writing and drawing comics, I guess there's a good chance I wouldn't be around today.
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It's nice to see my work recognized as being worth something beyond the printed page, and it was very cool seeing Thanos up on the big screen.
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My only surprise when I saw Thanos up on the screen was how violet he was. I always saw his exposed hide as being more grayish violet.
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