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> [I had thought comics could only be one thing, and that was what mainstream comics were selling us. And the undergrounders proved anything you had in your head, as long as you had the skill to put it down on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-r-bissette/i-had-thought-comics-could-only-be-one-thing-and-that-was-what/)

[Stephen R. Bissette](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-r-bissette/)

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## Other authors on Fair game

## More by Stephen R. Bissette

> [If you have birds, or if you're a herpetologist and raise reptiles - you look in those eyes, and there is nothing there that's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-r-bissette/if-you-have-birds-or-if-you-re-a-herpetologist-and-raise-reptiles-you/)

[Stephen R. Bissette](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-r-bissette/)

> [I, as a storyteller, was asking questions no one in science had apparently asked. What happens in a nest of tyrannosaurs? They're precocial, meaning…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-r-bissette/i-as-a-storyteller-was-asking-questions-no-one-in-science-had/)

[Stephen R. Bissette](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-r-bissette/)

> [I think all kids understand from a very tender age that dinosaurs were real. They really walked around. That instantly sets them apart from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-r-bissette/i-think-all-kids-understand-from-a-very-tender-age-that-dinosaurs/)

[Stephen R. Bissette](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-r-bissette/)

> [If we can’t get more John Rovnaks in this world, let’s all support the John Rovnak we’ve got…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-r-bissette/if-we-can-t-get-more-john-rovnaks-in-this-world-let-s-all-support-the/)

[Stephen R. Bissette](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-r-bissette/)

> [Horror is one of the few genres - romance and comedy are the other two that come to mind - that's all emotion-driven. It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-r-bissette/horror-is-one-of-the-few-genres-romance-and-comedy-are-the-other-two/)

[Stephen R. Bissette](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-r-bissette/)

> [I had thought comics could only be one thing, and that was what mainstream comics were selling us. And the undergrounders proved anything you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-r-bissette/i-had-thought-comics-could-only-be-one-thing-and-that-was-what/)

[Stephen R. Bissette](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-r-bissette/)

> [The power of monsters is, it is a way of giving almost tangible substance to fears, beliefs, things that aren't real. You can coalesce…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-r-bissette/the-power-of-monsters-is-it-is-a-way-of-giving-almost-tangible/)

[Stephen R. Bissette](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-r-bissette/)

> [I wanted to reinvent horror comics. I felt like it was my mission to open people's eyes to the fact that horror comics could…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-r-bissette/i-wanted-to-reinvent-horror-comics-i-felt-like-it-was-my-mission-to/)

[Stephen R. Bissette](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-r-bissette/)

> [When you're making your living as a writer or an artist or a musician, you kind of live in a trance. You're sort of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-r-bissette/when-you-re-making-your-living-as-a-writer-or-an-artist-or-a-musician/)

[Stephen R. Bissette](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-r-bissette/)

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