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Tom King Quotes

American - Author | 1978 -

I grew up your classic nerd who was not good at throwing balls or kicking them. I was good at reading stories by myself. That was my specialty as a child.

Good Myself Child Reading Balls Up

I went to college in New York. I interned at Vertigo, and then I interned at Marvel working for Chris Claremont. Just to age myself, this was in 2000.

Age Myself New York College New

I love continuity. I was a continuity nerd growing up. I loved buying a comic in the middle of something and loved digging for back issues or going forward and trying to figure it all out.

Love Growing Up Forward Loved Trying

Sometimes I understand how Bruce Wayne feels. When you take down a terrorist or something, there's always six guys to take their place. Everyone is Hydra. But you still have to do it.

You Down Place Sometimes Understand

That's my whole point as an artist - I'm trying to get you to turn a page.

Trying You Artist Page Turn Point

You throw sadness, you throw depression, you throw horror at Batman, he's like, 'Yeah, yawn, I've done that.' You throw happiness at him? That's something that riles him; that's something that he's not used to.

Happiness Depression Sadness You Him

Honestly, I grew up a huge Peanuts fan.

Up Fan Peanuts Honestly Grew Huge

I served my country; I did that. I was in the C.I.A., and I served in Iraq and Afghanistan, and I love this country with every part of my body, and I was willing to risk my body and my family for it. But I wake up in a country I don't understand anymore.

Family Love Wake Up Body Country Up

That's all the Joker is. It's Batman without love. The Riddler is the opposite of that. It's the detective in him.

Love Him Without Joker Opposite

The idea of doing a buffer, sexier Riddler - I like that. I think he's a reflection of Batman, and I think of him like a scary, evil Batman. Like Bruce Wayne without a conscience.

Reflection Evil Think Doing Scary

That's what's great about the Batman universe. When you explore Gotham, when you explore the villains, all of them point to this one character. This iconic American symbol for how we deal with pain and loss and how we move forward after it.

Character Great Pain Forward Loss

'Batman' readers are the smartest readers in the world. I don't have to hold their hands.

World Hands Hold Smartest Batman

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