Obviously my best strategy is to wait, listen, and learn. — Jim Starlin Communication Copy Share Image
Most of my work is science fiction, with many a spaceship but few cars. — Jim Starlin Copy Share Image
The downside of word processing - it's quite possible to never end a work-in-progress. — Jim Starlin Copy Share Image
The founding fathers of the U.S. were right when they erected that wall between church and state. — Jim Starlin Church Copy Share Image
Most times, life or death is the highest stake a person can play for. — Jim Starlin Death Copy Share Image
I'd grown up very Catholic, parochial school, and Warlock was a way of working a lot of things out. — Jim Starlin Catholic Copy Share Image
I always claimed I became the Batman to fight crime. That was a lie. I did it to overcome the fear. — Jim Starlin Anxiety Copy Share Image
Thanos came to me while I was taking a psychology class in college after coming out of the service; the ol' Thanos/Eros… — Jim Starlin Class Copy Share Image
I've been influenced by so many different writers along the way - from Charles Dickens, Roger Zelazny, Michael Moorcock, John D. McDonald,… — Jim Starlin Copy Share Image
I didn't like characters that were one- or two-dimensional. I liked a guy to have a lot of different levels to him… — Jim Starlin Comic Copy Share Image
There are forces at work you do not perceive. I weave a delicate strategy which rash actions could rend. Patience , please. — Jim Starlin Action Copy Share Image
Thanos was the first character I ever created professionally. He's always been the baby I return to whenever I work with Marvel. — Jim Starlin Copy Share Image
When folks are in desperate times - say, like being stuck in the middle of a long-running interplanetary war - they grasp… — Jim Starlin Copy Share Image
My only surprise when I saw Thanos up on the screen was how violet he was. I always saw his exposed hide… — Jim Starlin Copy Share Image
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. — Jim Starlin Chance Copy Share Image
Thanos and Adam Warlock are two of a kind because they're both sort of out of the norm: out of the circle… — Jim Starlin Copy Share Image
I'd like to have had a bigger piece of Thanos than I do, but when the first 'Avengers' movie came out, Marvel… — Jim Starlin Avengers Copy Share Image
My father worked in Chrysler's drafting department and used to bring home tracing paper, No. 2 pencils, and masking tape from the… — Jim Starlin Copy Share Image
My well-meaning parents decided to send me to a Catholic grade school to get a better education than I probably would have… — Jim Starlin Copy Share Image
Vietnam affected everything in life while it went on. My time in the service made it clear to me that what we… — Jim Starlin Copy Share Image
If you look closely, you'll see that Marvel basically has three Thanoses. There is the 1970s Thanos appearing in the movies. This… — Jim Starlin Copy Share Image
If you look back on my career with Marvel, you will see that I don't really return to the House of Ideas… — Jim Starlin Copy Share Image
When I started writing 'Batman,' I lobbied heavily to get rid of Robin - or at least not use him in the… — Jim Starlin Abuse Copy Share Image
Yes, Marvel Entertainment has treated me very well and generously. Them, I like. — Jim Starlin Comic Copy Share Image
You'll find my power comes from within… and is a force to be reckoned with. — Jim Starlin Copy Share Image
Being an artist, you soak up imagery, and you put it back out in whatever form you do your own imagery. — Jim Starlin Art Copy Share Image
Whenever I come back to Marvel, it's to do a Thanos story for one reason or another. — Jim Starlin Copy Share Image
It's hard to say, but I think Warlock is the closest thing Thanos has to a friend. — Jim Starlin Comic Copy Share Image
I like my characters to go through some changes during a story arc. — Jim Starlin Change Copy Share Image
You don't have to be a religious person to be affected by religion or a religious movement. — Jim Starlin Movement Copy Share Image
Back in my high school years, the Hulk was my favorite Marvel character, and I always enjoy drawing him. — Jim Starlin Character Copy Share Image
Very little other than Elmore Leonard's crime writing inspiring me on my Batman run. — Jim Starlin Batman Copy Share Image
I got rid of Warlock's lightning bolt because... it was a real pain to draw. — Jim Starlin Artist Copy Share Image
I had worked on Thanos, created him back even before I started working at Marvel. — Jim Starlin Copy Share Image
It's nice to see my work recognized as being worth something beyond the printed page, and it was very cool seeing Thanos… — Jim Starlin Copy Share Image
As big as an elephant is, a whale is still larger. Everything's relative. Even gods have their spot on the food chain. — Jim Starlin Copy Share Image
