--- title: "19 Drawing Comics Quotes by 15 authors" description: "Browse 19 Drawing Comics quotes by 15 authors. Discover the best Drawing Comics sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5f5/jim-starlin-12752_chance_if-i-hadn-t-had-the-outlet-of-writing-an_811758.jpg" --- > [If I hadn't had the outlet of writing and drawing comics, I guess there's a good chance I wouldn't be around today.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-starlin/if-i-hadn-t-had-the-outlet-of-writing-and-drawing-comics-i-guess/) [Jim Starlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-starlin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5f5/jim-starlin-12752_chance_if-i-hadn-t-had-the-outlet-of-writing-an_811758.jpg) > [Writing and drawing comics for the sheer joy of it - that's true bliss.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-perez/writing-and-drawing-comics-for-the-sheer-joy-of-it-that-s-true-bliss/) [George Perez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-perez/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a2/george-perez-19825_bliss_writing-and-drawing-comics-for-the-sheer_2210214.jpg) > [Writing comics and drawing comics is a really very specific art form. It's a lot easier to get it wrong than it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-stelfreeze/writing-comics-and-drawing-comics-is-a-really-very-specific-art-form/) [Brian Stelfreeze](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-stelfreeze/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e0/brian-stelfreeze-18391_art_writing-comics-and-drawing-comics-is-a-r_1192038.jpg) > [I think the best thing I learned from drawing comics is that it's a great exercise in concision.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrice-leconte/i-think-the-best-thing-i-learned-from-drawing-comics-is-that-it-s-a/) [Patrice Leconte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrice-leconte/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/71b/patrice-leconte-20826_best-things_i-think-the-best-thing-i-learned-from-dr_1435877.png) > [When you're drawing comics, you get very involved in how the story is going to develop and you spend more time daydreaming…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sergio-aragones/when-you-re-drawing-comics-you-get-very-involved-in-how-the-story-is/) [Sergio Aragones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sergio-aragones/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5f7/sergio-aragones-18086_comic_when-you-re-drawing-comics-you-get-very_303442.jpg) > [I've always liked writing. Even when I was in art school and thought I was going to be a gallery painter, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-hanawalt/i-ve-always-liked-writing-even-when-i-was-in-art-school-and-thought-i/) [Lisa Hanawalt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-hanawalt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/20c/lisa-hanawalt-16461_always_i-ve-always-liked-writing-even-when-i-wa_687120.jpg) > [I can earn more in a single weekend of convetioneering than I would in an entire month drawing comics. And I get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-perez/i-can-earn-more-in-a-single-weekend-of-convetioneering-than-i-would/) [George Perez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-perez/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a65/george-perez-19825_drawing_i-can-earn-more-in-a-single-weekend-of-c_955639.jpg) > [I have a very low tolerance for animation. I'm used to the perfect integrity you get from drawing your own comics. There's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-clowes/i-have-a-very-low-tolerance-for-animation-i-m-used-to-the-perfect/) [Daniel Clowes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-clowes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ef/daniel-clowes-3835_animation_i-have-a-very-low-tolerance-for-animatio_1589671.png) > [If I can avoid doing freelance work, I prefer to. Not just because it takes me away from drawing comics, but also…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chester-brown/if-i-can-avoid-doing-freelance-work-i-prefer-to-not-just-because-it/) [Chester Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chester-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb3/chester-brown-11242_annoying_if-i-can-avoid-doing-freelance-work-i-pr_1153359.jpg) > [I'm just a guy drawing comics. Guys knocking other guys through buildings. Guys flipping tanks over on each other. I'm just trying…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-liefeld/i-m-just-a-guy-drawing-comics-guys-knocking-other-guys-through/) [Rob Liefeld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-liefeld/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ed/rob-liefeld-6199_buildings_i-m-just-a-guy-drawing-comics-guys-knock_202093.jpg) > [We were always drawing comics as kids. My brother Charles made me draw comics. I was very much under his domination. He…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-crumb/we-were-always-drawing-comics-as-kids-my-brother-charles-made-me-draw/) [Robert Crumb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-crumb/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf3/robert-crumb-10597_actually_we-were-always-drawing-comics-as-kids-my_1647479.jpg) > [I quit comics because I got completely sick of it. I was drawing comics all the time and didn't have the time…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-doucet/i-quit-comics-because-i-got-completely-sick-of-it-i-was-drawing-2/) [Julie Doucet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-doucet/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3dd/julie-doucet-55232_anything_i-quit-comics-because-i-got-completely-s_2710035.jpg) > [I quit comics because I got completely sick of it. I was drawing comics all the time and didn't have the time…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-doucet/i-quit-comics-because-i-got-completely-sick-of-it-i-was-drawing/) [Julie Doucet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-doucet/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/775/julie-doucet-55232_able_i-quit-comics-because-i-got-completely-s_217669.jpg) > [That's the type of thing you need to keep in mind when drawing comics. The storytelling. Consider the action and the space…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/declan-shalvey/that-s-the-type-of-thing-you-need-to-keep-in-mind-when-drawing-comics/) [Declan Shalvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/declan-shalvey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f29/declan-shalvey-35438_action_that-s-the-type-of-thing-you-need-to-kee_2955123.jpg) > [I started drawing comics, and at first I was very influenced by the whole pop art movement, you know, Batman was on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trina-robbins/i-started-drawing-comics-and-at-first-i-was-very-influenced-by-the/) [Trina Robbins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trina-robbins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d3a/trina-robbins-33748_art_i-started-drawing-comics-and-at-first-i_584423.jpg) > [Today, although as a whole, the industry is still male-dominated, more women are drawing comics than ever before, and there are more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trina-robbins/today-although-as-a-whole-the-industry-is-still-male-dominated-more/) [Trina Robbins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trina-robbins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/541/trina-robbins-33748_all-time_today-although-as-a-whole-the-industry-i_362282.jpg) > [Alfred Hitchcock talked about planning out his movies so meticulously that when he was actually shooting and editing, it was the most…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-clowes/alfred-hitchcock-talked-about-planning-out-his-movies-so-meticulously/) [Daniel Clowes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-clowes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c7/daniel-clowes-3835_alfred-hitchcock_alfred-hitchcock-talked-about-planning-o_1391580.jpg) > [I lose faith every time I have to start a new page, and this is no joke. I've occasionally been criticized over…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-ware/i-lose-faith-every-time-i-have-to-start-a-new-page-and-this-is-no/) [Chris Ware](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-ware/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bfc/chris-ware-8123_cartoonist_i-lose-faith-every-time-i-have-to-start_2682096.jpg) > [I'm still awaiting the idea of drawing comics for a living being a reality. I feel like I've been dodging work for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-hughes/i-m-still-awaiting-the-idea-of-drawing-comics-for-a-living-being-a/) [Adam Hughes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-hughes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ff/adam-hughes-41290_awaiting_i-m-still-awaiting-the-idea-of-drawing-c_1889739.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/drawing-comics/#itemlist", "name": "Drawing Comics Quotes", "numberOfItems": 19, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If I hadn't had the outlet of writing and drawing comics, I guess there's a good chance I wouldn't be around today.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jim Starlin" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-starlin/if-i-hadn-t-had-the-outlet-of-writing-and-drawing-comics-i-guess/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5f5/jim-starlin-12752_chance_if-i-hadn-t-had-the-outlet-of-writing-an_811758.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5f5/jim-starlin-12752_chance_if-i-hadn-t-had-the-outlet-of-writing-an_811758.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5f5/jim-starlin-12752_chance_if-i-hadn-t-had-the-outlet-of-writing-an_811758.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If I hadn't had the outlet of writing and drawing comics, I guess there's a good chance I wouldn't be around…” — Jim Starlin", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Writing and drawing comics for the sheer joy of it - that's true bliss.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "George Perez" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-perez/writing-and-drawing-comics-for-the-sheer-joy-of-it-that-s-true-bliss/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a2/george-perez-19825_bliss_writing-and-drawing-comics-for-the-sheer_2210214.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a2/george-perez-19825_bliss_writing-and-drawing-comics-for-the-sheer_2210214.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a2/george-perez-19825_bliss_writing-and-drawing-comics-for-the-sheer_2210214.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Writing and drawing comics for the sheer joy of it - that's true bliss.” — George Perez", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Writing comics and drawing comics is a really very specific art form. 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