American - Cartoonist | June 12, 1948 - September 10, 2017
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.
Len Wein
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The most unrealistic thing I've ever read in comics is when some group of characters calls themselves the Brotherhood of Evil or the Masters of Evil. I don't believe any character believes their goals to be truly evil.
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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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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 hate the crazy, neurotic characters beyond a certain point.
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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 think there's something inherently dishonest in trying to go back and mess with the past.
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I try to find what makes even the worst, most despicable character sympathetic at his or her core.
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I was a very sickly kid. While I was in the hospital at age 7, my Dad brought me a stack of comic books to keep me occupied. I was hooked.
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I would like immortality.
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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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I'm a neurotic New York Jew by birth. Creating characters is second nature to me.
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