--- title: "29 Comic Quotes By Grant Morrison" description: "29 Comic quotes by Grant Morrison. Plus more from Grant Morrison and more Comic sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f5/grant-morrison-2360_bomb_before-it-was-a-bomb-the-bomb-was-an-ide_839006.jpg" --- > [Before it was a Bomb, the Bomb was an Idea. Superman, however, was a Faster, Stronger, Better Idea.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grant-morrison/before-it-was-a-bomb-the-bomb-was-an-idea-superman-however-was-a/) [Grant Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/grant-morrison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f5/grant-morrison-2360_bomb_before-it-was-a-bomb-the-bomb-was-an-ide_839006.jpg) > [I'm a fan myself, so I try to write the kind of comics I want to read.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grant-morrison/i-m-a-fan-myself-so-i-try-to-write-the-kind-of-comics-i-want-to-read/) [Grant Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/grant-morrison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d8/grant-morrison-2360_comic_i-m-a-fan-myself-so-i-try-to-write-the-k_206202.jpg) > [Superman loves everyone. He's like Jesus except he punches people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grant-morrison/superman-loves-everyone-he-s-like-jesus-except-he-punches-people/) [Grant Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/grant-morrison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a2a/grant-morrison-2360_comic_superman-loves-everyone-he-s-like-jesus_2666389.jpg) > [I have to confess I'm not a huge comics fan in the wider sense of comics as an art form.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grant-morrison/i-have-to-confess-i-m-not-a-huge-comics-fan-in-the-wider-sense-of/) [Grant Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/grant-morrison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad5/grant-morrison-2360_art_i-have-to-confess-i-m-not-a-huge-comics_1249139.jpg) > [I tend to only read comics written by friends or people I've known. And I'm not a great comic reader.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grant-morrison/i-tend-to-only-read-comics-written-by-friends-or-people-i-ve-known/) [Grant Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/grant-morrison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/919/grant-morrison-2360_books_i-tend-to-only-read-comics-written-by-fr_3020741.jpg) > [The thing that's been exciting about 'Superman' is to see how the character has developed through generations.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grant-morrison/the-thing-that-s-been-exciting-about-superman-is-to-see-how-the/) [Grant Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/grant-morrison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/06b/grant-morrison-2360_character_the-thing-that-s-been-exciting-about-sup_2114953.jpg) > [ Actually, it's as if \[Superman is\] more real than we are. We writers come and go, generations of artists leave their interpretations,… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grant-morrison/actually-it-s-as-if-superman-is-more-real-than-we-are-we-writers-come/) [Grant Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/grant-morrison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a9e/grant-morrison-2360_art_actually-it-s-as-if-superman-is-more-rea_2347065.jpg) > [Sometimes... sometimes I think the Asylum is a head. We're inside a huge head that dreams us all into being. Perhaps it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grant-morrison/sometimes-sometimes-i-think-the-asylum-is-a-head-we-re-inside-a-huge/) [Grant Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/grant-morrison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/734/grant-morrison-2360_asylums_sometimes-sometimes-i-think-the-asylum-i_3016834.jpg) > [I think that superhero comics in particular are really useful for talking about big emotions and feelings, and personifying and concretizing symbols.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grant-morrison/i-think-that-superhero-comics-in-particular-are-really-useful-for/) [Grant Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/grant-morrison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dfe/grant-morrison-2360_bigs_i-think-that-superhero-comics-in-particu_340405.jpg) > [Gayness is built into Batman. I'm not using gay in the pejorative sense, but Batman is very, very gay. There's just no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grant-morrison/gayness-is-built-into-batman-i-m-not-using-gay-in-the-pejorative/) [Grant Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/grant-morrison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef1/grant-morrison-2360_bases_gayness-is-built-into-batman-i-m-not-usi_358796.jpg) > [Unlike novel characters, comic book characters last an eternity. When a character is changed beyond recognition, there's no longer the merchandising aspect.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grant-morrison/unlike-novel-characters-comic-book-characters-last-an-eternity-when-a/) [Grant Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/grant-morrison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b9/grant-morrison-2360_aspect_unlike-novel-characters-comic-book-chara_2153909.jpg) > [I love 'Batman.' I love the Adam West 'Batman.' I love the animated 'Batman.' The character of Batman can encompass any interpretation,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grant-morrison/i-love-batman-i-love-the-adam-west-batman-i-love-the-animated-batman/) [Grant Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/grant-morrison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/619/grant-morrison-2360_adam_i-love-batman-i-love-the-adam-west-batma_869325.jpg) > [I guess my inspiration is this - I like to pretend that every story that ever happened to 'Batman' was real and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grant-morrison/i-guess-my-inspiration-is-this-i-like-to-pretend-that-every-story/) [Grant Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/grant-morrison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/660/grant-morrison-2360_batman_i-guess-my-inspiration-is-this-i-like-to_820292.jpg) > [I think any writer coming on to 'Batman' should at least attempt to do their own definitive version. What it means to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grant-morrison/i-think-any-writer-coming-on-to-batman-should-at-least-attempt-to-do/) [Grant Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/grant-morrison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/284/grant-morrison-2360_batman_i-think-any-writer-coming-on-to-batman-s_1944315.jpg) > [In the world of the superheroes, everything had value, potential, mystery. Any person, thing, or object could be drafted into service in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grant-morrison/in-the-world-of-the-superheroes-everything-had-value-potential/) [Grant Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/grant-morrison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6e9/grant-morrison-2360_angel_in-the-world-of-the-superheroes-everythi_630841.jpg) > [X-Men is not a story about superheroes, but a story about the ongoing revolutionary struggle between good/new and bad/old. The X-Men are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grant-morrison/x-men-is-not-a-story-about-superheroes-but-a-story-about-the-ongoing/) [Grant Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/grant-morrison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ced/grant-morrison-2360_adults_x-men-is-not-a-story-about-superheroes-b_1186389.jpg) > [With Marvel and DC, you're working with their pre-established fictional universes and characters. At those places, you're working with characters who will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grant-morrison/with-marvel-and-dc-you-re-working-with-their-pre-established/) [Grant Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/grant-morrison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/578/grant-morrison-2360_avengers_with-marvel-and-dc-you-re-working-with-t_3054320.jpg) > [I loved IRON MAN: Robert Downey Jr. has been and probably will be my favourite actor for a long time…but IRON MAN,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grant-morrison/i-loved-iron-man-robert-downey-jr-has-been-and-probably-will-be-my/) [Grant Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/grant-morrison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb7/grant-morrison-2360_actors_i-loved-iron-man-robert-downey-jr-has-be_2589774.jpg) > [ When \[Wonder Woman creator William Moulton\] Marston died in 1947, they got rid of the pervy elements, and instantly sales plummeted. Wonder… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grant-morrison/when-wonder-woman-creator-william-moulton-marston-died-in-1947-they/) [Grant Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/grant-morrison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df3/grant-morrison-2360_appeals_when-wonder-woman-creator-william-moulto_1443677.jpg) > [I do like to keep abreast of what the hardcore vocal members of the comics-reading audience are talking about on Internet message…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grant-morrison/i-do-like-to-keep-abreast-of-what-the-hardcore-vocal-members-of-the/) [Grant Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/grant-morrison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/059/grant-morrison-2360_audience_i-do-like-to-keep-abreast-of-what-the-ha_2615929.jpg) > [American writers often say they find it difficult to write Superman. They say he's too powerful; you can't give him problems. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grant-morrison/american-writers-often-say-they-find-it-difficult-to-write-superman/) [Grant Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/grant-morrison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f03/grant-morrison-2360_american-writer_american-writers-often-say-they-find-it_3015488.jpg) > [A comic will always be more 'personal' than a DVD or CD, both of which require electronic 'players' to decode their content.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grant-morrison/a-comic-will-always-be-more-personal-than-a-dvd-or-cd-both-of-which/) [Grant Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/grant-morrison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df1/grant-morrison-2360_activity_a-comic-will-always-be-more-personal-tha_576001.jpg) > [The 'medium' is unaware of its attractiveness, that's all. Everyone loves comics. I've proven this to my own satisfaction by handing them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grant-morrison/the-medium-is-unaware-of-its-attractiveness-that-s-all-everyone-loves/) [Grant Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/grant-morrison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/26c/grant-morrison-2360_attractiveness_the-medium-is-unaware-of-its-attractiven_2199674.jpg) > [Because it all derived from Superman. I mean, I love all the characters, but Superman is just this perfect human pop-culture distillation…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grant-morrison/because-it-all-derived-from-superman-i-mean-i-love-all-the-characters/) [Grant Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/grant-morrison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c45/grant-morrison-2360_beautiful_because-it-all-derived-from-superman-i-m_2407119.jpg) > [I prefer working out of strict continuity, because no normal human being can have a firm grip on the constantly shifting bardo-like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grant-morrison/i-prefer-working-out-of-strict-continuity-because-no-normal-human/) [Grant Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/grant-morrison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/020/grant-morrison-2360_continuity_i-prefer-working-out-of-strict-continuit_2044414.jpg) > [These characters were like twelve-bar blues or other chord progressions. Given the basic parameters of Batman, different creators could play very different…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grant-morrison/these-characters-were-like-twelve-bar-blues-or-other-chord/) [Grant Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/grant-morrison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9fb/grant-morrison-2360_bars_these-characters-were-like-twelve-bar-bl_1609781.jpg) > [We love our superheroes because they refuse to give up on us. We can analyze them out of existence, kill them, ban…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grant-morrison/we-love-our-superheroes-because-they-refuse-to-give-up-on-us-we-can/) [Grant Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/grant-morrison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b0/grant-morrison-2360_bans_we-love-our-superheroes-because-they-ref_1593454.jpg) > [We've always known we'd eventually be called upon to open our shirts and save the day, and the superhero was a crude,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grant-morrison/we-ve-always-known-we-d-eventually-be-called-upon-to-open-our-shirts/) [Grant Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/grant-morrison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9fc/grant-morrison-2360_crude_we-ve-always-known-we-d-eventually-be-ca_1736974.jpg) > [Write comic books if you love comic books so much that you want to write them. Don't write them like movies. Comics…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grant-morrison/write-comic-books-if-you-love-comic-books-so-much-that-you-want-to/) [Grant Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/grant-morrison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d53/grant-morrison-2360_book_write-comic-books-if-you-love-comic-book_825078.jpg) ## Other authors on Comic - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-stan-lee-86596.jpg) Stan Lee 85 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comic/stan-lee/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b017/author-mark-waid-64414.jpg) Mark Waid 53 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comic/mark-waid/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-jim-lee-49809.jpg) Jim Lee 50 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comic/jim-lee/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b002/author-rob-liefeld-6199.jpg) Rob Liefeld 45 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comic/rob-liefeld/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-chris-claremont-23419.jpg) Chris Claremont 42 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comic/chris-claremont/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-jeph-loeb-48853.jpg) Jeph Loeb 36 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comic/jeph-loeb/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-gail-simone-36765.jpg) Gail Simone 36 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comic/gail-simone/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-geoff-johns-37372.jpg) Geoff Johns 35 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comic/geoff-johns/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-paul-dini-73871.jpg) Paul Dini 34 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comic/paul-dini/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-clark-gregg-24410.jpg) Clark Gregg 34 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comic/clark-gregg/) - [Kevin Feige 32 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comic/kevin-feige/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b003/author-alan-moore-10359.jpg) Alan Moore 32 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comic/alan-moore/) ## More by Grant Morrison > [Your head's like mine, like all our heads; big enough to contain every god and devil there ever was. Big enough to hold the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grant-morrison/your-head-s-like-mine-like-all-our-heads-big-enough-to-contain-every/) [Grant Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/grant-morrison/) > [“Look at it, Dane. Look at the city and the world in its proud array, like a cask of jewels laid open for you.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grant-morrison/look-at-it-dane-look-at-the-city-and-the-world-in-its-proud-array/) [Grant Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/grant-morrison/) > [Sometimes I pretend not to look at my own characters, because that's like different people getting off with your girlfriend or something.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grant-morrison/sometimes-i-pretend-not-to-look-at-my-own-characters-because-that-s/) [Grant Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/grant-morrison/) > [Why am I in Hell? It hurts. It hurts all the time. Why am I in Hell? I just want to go home and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grant-morrison/why-am-i-in-hell-it-hurts-it-hurts-all-the-time-why-am-i-in-hell-i/) [Grant Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/grant-morrison/) > [The more I think about it, the more I realize that schools are just factories for turning out robots, that's all. They get you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grant-morrison/the-more-i-think-about-it-the-more-i-realize-that-schools-are-just/) [Grant Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/grant-morrison/) > [I plan years in advance, but I like to leave enough space in the narrative scheme to change things, because I always get my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grant-morrison/i-plan-years-in-advance-but-i-like-to-leave-enough-space-in-the/) [Grant Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/grant-morrison/) > [Talking to oneself, I have often thought, is the best way to be sure of intelligent and witty conversation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grant-morrison/talking-to-oneself-i-have-often-thought-is-the-best-way-to-be-sure-of/) [Grant Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/grant-morrison/) > [I'm a fan myself, so I try to write the kind of comics I want to read.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grant-morrison/i-m-a-fan-myself-so-i-try-to-write-the-kind-of-comics-i-want-to-read/) [Grant Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/grant-morrison/) > [Everyone does magic all the time in different ways. "Life" plus "significance" = magic.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grant-morrison/everyone-does-magic-all-the-time-in-different-ways-life-plus/) [Grant Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/grant-morrison/) > [“If our shallow, self-critical culture sometimes seems to lack a sense of the numinous or spiritual it’s only in the same way a fish…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grant-morrison/if-our-shallow-self-critical-culture-sometimes-seems-to-lack-a-sense/) [Grant Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/grant-morrison/) > [Only nothing is impossible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grant-morrison/only-nothing-is-impossible/) [Grant Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/grant-morrison/) > [Remember it's all just a mirror we made to see ourselves in.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grant-morrison/remember-it-s-all-just-a-mirror-we-made-to-see-ourselves-in/) [Grant Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/grant-morrison/) > [“Hell is only the Cringe Eternal and the Place of our Self's Undoing. When Nietzsche proclaimed "God is Dead!" he forgot to add that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grant-morrison/hell-is-only-the-cringe-eternal-and-the-place-of-our-self-s-undoing/) [Grant Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/grant-morrison/) > [“Idealists and reformers all become executioners in their turn. The road to utopia ends with the steps of the scaffold, the endless moment of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grant-morrison/idealists-and-reformers-all-become-executioners-in-their-turn-the/) [Grant Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/grant-morrison/) > [I think that superhero comics in particular are really useful for talking about big emotions and feelings, and personifying and concretizing symbols.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grant-morrison/i-think-that-superhero-comics-in-particular-are-really-useful-for/) [Grant Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/grant-morrison/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comic/grant-morrison/#itemlist", "name": "29 Comic Quotes By Grant Morrison", "numberOfItems": 29, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Before it was a Bomb, the Bomb was an Idea. 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