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> [I want her to be powerful on these covers, and sometimes that's a quiet power and other times it's a more bombastic power. But when you're going to have a book out there that's called Wonder Woman and she's on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cliff-chiang/i-want-her-to-be-powerful-on-these-covers-and-sometimes-that-s-a/)

[Cliff Chiang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cliff-chiang/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ade/cliff-chiang-14642_bombastic_i-want-her-to-be-powerful-on-these-cover_497195.jpg)

> [When coming up with Wonder Woman cover designs, sometimes people will pitch ideas to me, either the writer or the editor. And it's interesting, because I know they're not trying to, but they end up pitching things that end up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cliff-chiang/when-coming-up-with-wonder-woman-cover-designs-sometimes-people-will/)

[Cliff Chiang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cliff-chiang/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8aa/cliff-chiang-14642_book_when-coming-up-with-wonder-woman-cover-d_2365363.jpg)

## More by Cliff Chiang

> [ With Erin \[from Paper Girls\], I wanted to show what she might look like when she's 40, and I wanted it to feel authentic.… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cliff-chiang/with-erin-from-paper-girls-i-wanted-to-show-what-she-might-look-like/)

[Cliff Chiang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cliff-chiang/)

> [Wonder Woman feels like she's been put on a pedestal for so long, and it's hard to write that character because they're perfect and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cliff-chiang/wonder-woman-feels-like-she-s-been-put-on-a-pedestal-for-so-long-and/)

[Cliff Chiang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cliff-chiang/)

> [Ditko isn't a direct influence, but I really admire his work and how his personality always comes through the drawing. There's a honest and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cliff-chiang/ditko-isn-t-a-direct-influence-but-i-really-admire-his-work-and-how/)

[Cliff Chiang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cliff-chiang/)

> [I want her to be powerful on these covers, and sometimes that's a quiet power and other times it's a more bombastic power. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cliff-chiang/i-want-her-to-be-powerful-on-these-covers-and-sometimes-that-s-a/)

[Cliff Chiang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cliff-chiang/)

> [Each book requires a different look. Sometimes I get to take a personal direction that's appropriate for the story. I try to push things…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cliff-chiang/each-book-requires-a-different-look-sometimes-i-get-to-take-a/)

[Cliff Chiang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cliff-chiang/)

> [I guess you could blame it on being raised by comics and television, but I've always loved robots in any shape or size.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cliff-chiang/i-guess-you-could-blame-it-on-being-raised-by-comics-and-television/)

[Cliff Chiang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cliff-chiang/)

> [Back then, as a kid, you could really just do whatever you wanted until your parents got home.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cliff-chiang/back-then-as-a-kid-you-could-really-just-do-whatever-you-wanted-until/)

[Cliff Chiang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cliff-chiang/)

> [ \[Paper Girls\] is very much is about how we are thinking about our past and growing up. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cliff-chiang/paper-girls-is-very-much-is-about-how-we-are-thinking-about-our-past/)

[Cliff Chiang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cliff-chiang/)

> [ Matt Wilson, the colorist, has this great palate \[in Paper Girls\] that brings up all these emotions and this feel of the '80s without… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cliff-chiang/matt-wilson-the-colorist-has-this-great-palate-in-paper-girls-that/)

[Cliff Chiang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cliff-chiang/)

> [The '80s were a really different time for kids. Technology has changed so much of how we stay in touch and keep tabs on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cliff-chiang/the-80s-were-a-really-different-time-for-kids-technology-has-changed/)

[Cliff Chiang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cliff-chiang/)

> [The '80s were a really different time for kids.Technology has changed so much of how we stay in touch and keep tabs on people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cliff-chiang/the-80s-were-a-really-different-time-for-kids-technology-has-changed-2/)

[Cliff Chiang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cliff-chiang/)

> [I've become really aware of all the subtle things you can communicate through the art and how you're presenting a character, particularly someone like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cliff-chiang/i-ve-become-really-aware-of-all-the-subtle-things-you-can-communicate/)

[Cliff Chiang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cliff-chiang/)

> [What impresses me the most about DC characters is how long a lot of them have been around.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cliff-chiang/what-impresses-me-the-most-about-dc-characters-is-how-long-a-lot-of/)

[Cliff Chiang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cliff-chiang/)

> [There is a tendency for the New Gods to work best as guest stars.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cliff-chiang/there-is-a-tendency-for-the-new-gods-to-work-best-as-guest-stars/)

[Cliff Chiang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cliff-chiang/)

> [ \[Paper Girls\] needed to have a certain kind of almost neon style to it, but at the same time we wanted also to show… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cliff-chiang/paper-girls-needed-to-have-a-certain-kind-of-almost-neon-style-to-it/)

[Cliff Chiang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cliff-chiang/)

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