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Kurt Busiek Quotes

I think the purpose of deconstruction is to take something apart and see how it works. If you’re not going to put it back together again and watch it go, what’s the point? Picture Quote #1

That’s the way it happens - some characters you set out to use, some are happy accidents. As long as it works, it doesn’t really matter how you got them Picture Quote #1

The most fascinating powers don’t mean a thing if the guy’s poorly motivated or dull, and the most generic powers won’t hurt a well-motivated character. Personality and motivation are what make Magneto, Magneto and not Cosmic Boy. The powers work for him, but it’s his motivation that makes him the character he is Picture Quote #1

I created lots of characters in high school and college, and the first character I created in pro comics was Liana, Green Lantern of M’Elu, for a backup story in ‘Green Lantern #162,’ my first professional sale Picture Quote #1

The reason I quit being a sales manager over twenty years now is because I hate elevator pitches. I want to write stories and show people what’s in them when they read them, not tell them all about it ahead of time Picture Quote #1

At one point, I worked up a list of five requirements for a superhero: superpowers, a costume, a code name, a mission, and a milieu. If the character had three out of the five, they were a superhero. But that’s just my definition Picture Quote #1

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I could name you a dozen superheroes whose powers I’d like to have. But if I could have any power in the world, it would be the power to read or watch a creative work and absorb the technical skill of the people who made it. Because then I could have even more fun writing. That’s my core identity. I’m a writer. I just love telling stories Picture Quote #1

I love creator-owned comics. Most of my favorite books these days are creator-owned, from stuff DC publishes, like ‘Fables,’ to books like ‘Saga,’ ‘Fatale,’ ‘Hellboy,’ and ‘Courtney Crumrin.’ Picture Quote #1

I think James Bond is a spy. He’s not superhuman. Calling him a superhero is like calling James Bond movies comic-book movies Picture Quote #1

Marvel’s got a crowded universe, and there are already so many characters hogging the spotlight that it’s hard to break through that. First off, whatever character you’re creating, odds are, there’s already someone similar in one way or another Picture Quote #1

I like superheroes. I like the drama of it, the stirring, larger-than-life aspect Picture Quote #1

I’m a writer. I just love telling stories Picture Quote #1

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It strikes me that the only reason to take apart a pocket watch, or a car engine, aside from the simple delight of disassembly, is to find out how it works. To understand it, so you can put it back together again better than before, or build a new one that goes beyond what the old one could do. We’ve been taking apart the superhero for ten years or more; it’s time to put it back together and wind it up, time to take it out on the road and floor it, see what it’ll do Picture Quote #1

When you have a novel set in a fictional history, you still should get your history right Picture Quote #1

I tend to think that the best face of humanity is that we learn. We explore, we study, we think Picture Quote #1

Dracula, if he could see modern corporations, wouldnt like them much. He took care of his people, at least as he saw it. They had very little freedom, but they had a protector Picture Quote #1

At one point, I worked up a list of five requirements for a superhero: superpowers, a costume, a code name, a mission, and a milieu. If the character had three out of the five, they were a superhero. But that’s just my definition Picture Quote #1

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I think the purpose of deconstruction is to take something apart and see how it works. If you’re not going to put it back together again and watch it go, what’s the point? (Kurt Busiek Quotes) That’s the way it happens - some characters you set out to use, some are happy accidents. As long as it works, it doesn’t really matter how you got them. (Kurt Busiek Quotes) The most fascinating powers don’t mean a thing if the guy’s poorly motivated or dull, and the most generic powers won’t hurt a well-motivated character. Personality and motivation are what make Magneto, Magneto and not Cosmic Boy. The powers work for him, but it’s his motivation that makes him the character he is. (Kurt Busiek Quotes) I created lots of characters in high school and college, and the first character I created in pro comics was Liana, Green Lantern of M’Elu, for a backup story in ‘Green Lantern #162,’ my first professional sale. (Kurt Busiek Quotes) The reason I quit being a sales manager over twenty years now is because I hate elevator pitches. I want to write stories and show people what’s in them when they read them, not tell them all about it ahead of time. (Kurt Busiek Quotes) At one point, I worked up a list of five requirements for a superhero: superpowers, a costume, a code name, a mission, and a milieu. If the character had three out of the five, they were a superhero. But that’s just my definition. (Kurt Busiek Quotes) I could name you a dozen superheroes whose powers I’d like to have. But if I could have any power in the world, it would be the power to read or watch a creative work and absorb the technical skill of the people who made it. Because then I could have even more fun writing. That’s my core identity. I’m a writer. I just love telling stories. (Kurt Busiek Quotes) I love creator-owned comics. Most of my favorite books these days are creator-owned, from stuff DC publishes, like ‘Fables,’ to books like ‘Saga,’ ‘Fatale,’ ‘Hellboy,’ and ‘Courtney Crumrin.’ (Kurt Busiek Quotes) I think James Bond is a spy. He’s not superhuman. Calling him a superhero is like calling James Bond movies comic-book movies. (Kurt Busiek Quotes) Marvel’s got a crowded universe, and there are already so many characters hogging the spotlight that it’s hard to break through that. First off, whatever character you’re creating, odds are, there’s already someone similar in one way or another. (Kurt Busiek Quotes) I like superheroes. I like the drama of it, the stirring, larger-than-life aspect (Kurt Busiek Quotes) I’m a writer. I just love telling stories (Kurt Busiek Quotes) It strikes me that the only reason to take apart a pocket watch, or a car engine, aside from the simple delight of disassembly, is to find out how it works. To understand it, so you can put it back together again better than before, or build a new one that goes beyond what the old one could do. We’ve been taking apart the superhero for ten years or more; it’s time to put it back together and wind it up, time to take it out on the road and floor it, see what it’ll do (Kurt Busiek Quotes) When you have a novel set in a fictional history, you still should get your history right (Kurt Busiek Quotes) I tend to think that the best face of humanity is that we learn. We explore, we study, we think (Kurt Busiek Quotes) Dracula, if he could see modern corporations, wouldnt like them much. He took care of his people, at least as he saw it. They had very little freedom, but they had a protector (Kurt Busiek Quotes) At one point, I worked up a list of five requirements for a superhero: superpowers, a costume, a code name, a mission, and a milieu. If the character had three out of the five, they were a superhero. But that’s just my definition (Kurt Busiek Quotes)