I try to be as faithful as possible to the facts as I understand them, but any story is at least partly a product of the imagination. I can comprehend a lot by immersing myself in all of the information… — Jason Lutes Copy Share
I love writing and the little filmmaking I have attempted, but comics is the means of artistic expression that feels most comfortable to me. It's also still a largely uncharted medium with enormous unrealized potential. I like finding new ways to communicate an idea or a feeling, ways that can't be duplicated in other media, so I take great pleasure… — Jason Lutes Copy Share
I personally have no need to make a strict definition of the medium. I am more interested in what can be done with comics… — Jason Lutes Copy Share Image
I try to be as faithful as possible to the facts as I understand them, but any story is at least partly a product of the imagination. I can comprehend a lot by immersing myself in all of the information I've collected, but my imagination is what brings it to life, and the bridging of that gap - between the… — Jason Lutes Copy Share
It seems to me that any popular fictional character's appeal is idiosyncratic in nature. Characters with large followings - Sherlock Holmes, Harry Potter, the… — Jason Lutes Copy Share Image
I'm not trying to create a stand-in or avatar with whom the reader can identify, but separate, believable characters with distinct personalities; I'm trying to place the reader more in the role of observer rather than that of participant. I think this approach comes out of my own personal desire and struggle to understand our world, and the complex interactions… — Jason Lutes Copy Share
We are apart and alone, as we must, but at least we are alone together. — Jason Lutes Copy Share Image
I loathe high/low art distinctions in any case, so the crossing and re-crossing of that line is an act to be savored and celebrated,… — Jason Lutes Copy Share Image
At practically every level, the way I make comics is an act of improvising within structural boundaries. There's a rough plan, with a beginning,… — Jason Lutes Copy Share Image
While we can generalize when describing a given medium as hot or cool, all media can be said to possess both hot and cool… — Jason Lutes Copy Share Image
I care very much about all of my characters, recurring or not. I try to imagine something about that person beyond his or her… — Jason Lutes Copy Share Image
