American - Writer | March 21, 1962 -
Maybe this is because I'm a comics historian as much as anything else, but I really have a deep-seated respect for the characters that have been around since before I was born and are probably going to outlive me.
Mark Waid
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I don't write stories about despair. I write stories about hope.
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I do like Hank Pym.
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Indestructible does not mean utterly invincible.
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What sets 'Archie' apart from the many, many times I've reworked and rebooted long-standing characters is that this time, it was really scary.
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The idea of lasting consequences isn't your usual 'Archie' trope.
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Juggling a huge cast is a bear.
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I love Jughead. I love his one-step-removed perspective on everything in Riverdale. And I love the fact that he wears that stupid hat.
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I knew I really wanted to work in comics in 1979.
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I broke into comics by working as a press reporter for the industry, for a trade press in comics, and reporting on events and reporting on books and so forth, and I got to know some of the editors at DC Comics in the mid-'80s.
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A superhero is someone who, at some point or in some way, inspires hope or is the enemy of cynicism.
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I think superheroes are about flying. They're not about moping.
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