It's useful to be born in a different culture because you see things that are not obvious. I come from France. In France, there isn't a pretense of objectivity in publishing. I discovered - and I don't agree with it - that in the US, the New York Times or The New Yorker has to pretend to be objective, and… — Francoise Mouly Copy Share
Often, we separate intellectual discourse from emotional reaction. But I take such genuine pleasure in things that are intellectually well architected. It's… — Francoise Mouly Copy Share Image
The artists catch what's in the air. It's not because the artist "felt like it" or is a guru who channels the… — Francoise Mouly Copy Share Image
It's useful to be born in a different culture because you see things that are not obvious. I come from France. In France, there isn't a pretense of objectivity in publishing. I discovered - and I don't agree with it - that in the US, the New York Times or The New Yorker has to pretend to be objective, and… — Francoise Mouly Copy Share
Art uses many different styles, but his voice is very consistent. He's always concise and clever and funny. That's true of somebody like Chris Ware, who has an emotional quality to his work - but it's boiled down and it's very sober and spare. Each word has great weight. Comics are not just pictures, but it is graphic design in… — Francoise Mouly Copy Share
I remember being in a comic shop with my son, with my ten year-old son and he put his hand over my eyes. He… — Francoise Mouly Copy Share Image
There is a visual narrative that is implicitly understandable even when you don't understand the words and in a good comic, and they are… — Francoise Mouly Copy Share Image
Often, we separate intellectual discourse from emotional reaction. But I take such genuine pleasure in things that are intellectually well architected. It's definitely an… — Francoise Mouly Copy Share Image
Comics are actually dubbed by euphemistic label of graphic novel, which became a big deal. — Francoise Mouly Copy Share Image
When I first got interested in comics at the time I was studying architecture and I discovered comics as a medium through listening to… — Francoise Mouly Copy Share Image
The artists catch what's in the air. It's not because the artist "felt like it" or is a guru who channels the truth of… — Francoise Mouly Copy Share Image
The reason I started to do comics for kids, the real reason is because it worked for me. — Francoise Mouly Copy Share Image
You can't help putting a lot of yourself into the image and when it's printed the reader can spend hours getting it out. — Francoise Mouly Copy Share Image
I know what I as an editor respond to is a voice. A voice is not just a stylistic thing, but it means someone… — Francoise Mouly Copy Share Image
