I'm a big fan of when you model a character as someone with a biological origin, doing deep dives and a lot… — Mark Waid Copy Share Image
Dialogue is one of the easiest ways to get character conflict across immediately in comics. — Mark Waid Copy Share Image
I think there's a moral imperative when you're writing fictional heroes to give characters who somehow give us something to aspire to… — Mark Waid Copy Share Image
When they first asked me to do 'Hulk,' my first instinct was to say no because I didn't think I had anything… — Mark Waid Copy Share Image
Captain America is an interesting character because it makes you ask those questions in yourself as a writer. What do we want… — Mark Waid Copy Share Image
I was the last guy I imagined anyone would ever associate with 'Daredevil,' but once I gave the character some thought, much… — Mark Waid Copy Share Image
Everyone knows what it's like to make the wrong decision for the right reasons. For me, wrong decisions are the heart of… — Mark Waid Copy Share Image
In a 22-page comic, figuring an average of four to five panels a page and a couple of full-page shots, a writer… — Mark Waid Copy Share Image
Comics are expensive. Don’t make me resent the money I spend buying yours. Every single moment in your script must either move… — Mark Waid Copy Share Image
When you're writing a team book where every character already has his or her own series, you don't have dominion over them… — Mark Waid Copy Share Image
For me, it's infinitely more interesting to read or watch a character making decisions they think are right, but the audience knows… — Mark Waid Copy Share Image
I got taught a lot of great lessons by superhero comics as a kid about virtue and self-sacrifice and responsibility. And those… — Mark Waid Copy Share Image
The nice thing about working with BOOM! on 'Irredeemable' and 'Incorruptible,' man, was they let me have my head. No one said boo about… — Mark Waid Copy Share Image
Captain America is an interesting character because it makes you ask those questions in yourself as a writer. What do we want as a… — Mark Waid Copy Share Image
Real science is the greatest, most exciting springboard I have available to me as a writer, and I don't feel the least bit constrained… — Mark Waid Copy Share Image
To my mind, a mix of veterans and rookies is number one on the list of 'things that make a good Avengers team.' — Mark Waid Copy Share Image
There have been many days when I have had to work up to writing 'Irredeemable' because I just didn't feel like wallowing in that… — Mark Waid Copy Share Image
Artists are not helper monkeys; they’re not in it to visualize 'your' story, because it stopped being 'your' story the moment you engaged in… — Mark Waid Copy Share Image
Serial fiction is a conceit of comic books and soap operas. As one goes, so goes the other in terms of public consciousness. — Mark Waid Copy Share Image
In a 22-page comic, figuring an average of four to five panels a page and a couple of full-page shots, a writer has maybe… — Mark Waid Copy Share Image
You're a superhero. Shut up and enjoy having superpowers. This makes me crazy. This is why the Marvel movies kick DC movies' asses right… — Mark Waid Copy Share Image
