I went to college in New York. I interned at Vertigo, and then I interned at Marvel working for Chris Claremont. Just… — Tom King Age Copy Share Image
I started out as a novelist, and I think novels have gotten a little stiff, a little repetitive, and the energy in… — Tom King Books Copy Share Image
It's good to be a cynic. I'm a cynic. But the best part of being a cynic is somebody proving you wrong. — Tom King Being Copy Share Image
“To assert as truth that which has no meaning is the core mission of humanity.” — Tom King Goals Copy Share Image
I'm a firm believer in putting your experiences in your writing, of bleeding into the page. — Tom King Copy Share Image
My scripts, they're pretty serious. I basically just describe stuff. I don't put too many notes and letters to the editors. But… — Tom King Copy Share Image
“Facts without context are like individuals without society. Just as an individual must find his or her place in society or else… — Tom King Argument Copy Share Image
I love continuity. I was a continuity nerd growing up. I loved buying a comic in the middle of something and loved… — Tom King Comic Copy Share Image
“You cannot hate what you do not know. They do not know you, therefore they are incapable of hating you. Perhaps I… — Tom King Copy Share Image
It's funny, you know: my mother-in-law, who doesn't have an ounce of nerd in her, is just so excited by the fact… — Tom King Batman Copy Share Image
As ever, I caveat with saying that I don't write about the factual content of my C.I.A. experience. Ever. People who are… — Tom King Experience Copy Share Image
I'm a comic book writer, so I work with a lot of artists. Sometimes, you get art back, and you're like, 'Oh,… — Tom King Art Copy Share Image
“A Christian's duty is to win souls for Christ. It would seem to me that tearing down a church you disagree with… — Tom King Bullies Copy Share Image
I've said this before, but I don't like putting captions in my comic books. I feel, for me, they become a crutch,… — Tom King Books Copy Share Image
When I was dealing with a lot of Iraqis, lies were constant; people constantly lied to you. It's a part of their… — Tom King Copy Share Image
My dad left when I was young. I didn't have a dad. I'm part of that divorced generation and didn't want to… — Tom King Dad Copy Share Image
“Parents sacrifice their lives for their children. Then children become parents and sacrifice their own lives. And so all is sacrificed and… — Tom King Children Copy Share Image
Literally, over a weekend, Friday to Monday, I went from a C.I.A. officer to changing diapers and putting the kid in a… — Tom King Dad Copy Share Image
I've been the desperate writer before. I wrote a novel, and they paid me for it, and I've had those calls from… — Tom King Books Copy Share Image
If you actually read the 'New Gods' tetralogy, this epic without an ending, it's like dipping your head into madness. You feel… — Tom King Copy Share Image
The idea of doing a buffer, sexier Riddler - I like that. I think he's a reflection of Batman, and I think… — Tom King Copy Share Image
“So rather than spending my golden years searching for the meaning of my life, I rather believe I'll just keep on trying… — Tom King Death Copy Share Image
I have my dream job. If I was seven years old and you asked me what I'd want to be 30 years… — Tom King Dream job Copy Share Image
You can't tell a Batman story without the Joker, and you can't tell a Joker story without Batman. They're just the symbols… — Tom King Batman Copy Share Image
Batman gets close to the insanity of Gotham, to the craziness, to what drives that city mad, and not be driven mad… — Tom King Batman Copy Share Image
I served my country; I did that. I was in the C.I.A., and I served in Iraq and Afghanistan, and I love… — Tom King Body Copy Share Image
