--- title: "14 Ifs Quotes By Mike Royer" description: "14 Ifs quotes by Mike Royer. Plus more from Mike Royer and more Ifs sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/143/mike-royer-14555_book_there-are-different-rules-for-comic-book_198641.jpg" --- > [There are different rules for comic books now. You've got prima donna's that are dealing with the direct sales market, so if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-royer/there-are-different-rules-for-comic-books-now-you-ve-got-prima-donna/) [Mike Royer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-royer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/143/mike-royer-14555_book_there-are-different-rules-for-comic-book_198641.jpg) > [Why are other people profiting off that? I can see that if I have the page and sold it for $50 and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-royer/why-are-other-people-profiting-off-that-i-can-see-that-if-i-have-the/) [Mike Royer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-royer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/adf/mike-royer-14555_art_why-are-other-people-profiting-off-that_3220971.jpg) > [If I wanted to own some Jack Kirby original art unless it was something that Giacoia or Sinnott had inked I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-royer/if-i-wanted-to-own-some-jack-kirby-original-art-unless-it-was/) [Mike Royer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-royer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/744/mike-royer-14555_art_if-i-wanted-to-own-some-jack-kirby-origi_1788154.jpg) > [I like to think that I gave Jack Warner Brothers inking and Joe Sinnott gave him MGM inking. If you're not as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-royer/i-like-to-think-that-i-gave-jack-warner-brothers-inking-and-joe/) [Mike Royer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-royer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b6/mike-royer-14555_brother_i-like-to-think-that-i-gave-jack-warner_386588.jpg) > [If you ever go to talk to an editor you don't want to be able to turn down a job because you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-royer/if-you-ever-go-to-talk-to-an-editor-you-don-t-want-to-be-able-to-turn/) [Mike Royer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-royer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b8/mike-royer-14555_able_if-you-ever-go-to-talk-to-an-editor-you_1510618.jpg) > [In fact, sometimes when I look at something my memory does work. I remember the panel where Alex Toth told me, "Mike,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-royer/in-fact-sometimes-when-i-look-at-something-my-memory-does-work-i/) [Mike Royer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-royer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6e3/mike-royer-14555_alex_in-fact-sometimes-when-i-look-at-somethi_1921456.jpg) > [I still have a lot my Disney store art left and if I ever run out I'll just redraw it, because it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-royer/i-still-have-a-lot-my-disney-store-art-left-and-if-i-ever-run-out-i/) [Mike Royer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-royer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/02a/mike-royer-14555_art_i-still-have-a-lot-my-disney-store-art-l_877034.jpg) > [I did get a nice compliment from Ramona Fradon a few years ago.She was talking about the one and only Plastic Man…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-royer/i-did-get-a-nice-compliment-from-ramona-fradon-a-few-years-ago-she/) [Mike Royer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-royer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bfb/mike-royer-14555_bless_i-did-get-a-nice-compliment-from-ramona_458865.jpg) > [When I was at Disney and was a character art manager and handing out artwork that had to be inked we had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-royer/when-i-was-at-disney-and-was-a-character-art-manager-and-handing-out/) [Mike Royer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-royer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e4/mike-royer-14555_art_when-i-was-at-disney-and-was-a-character_2838809.jpg) > [I'm finding that everything sells. I've been toying with the fact that I have this big giant glass jar with the metal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-royer/i-m-finding-that-everything-sells-i-ve-been-toying-with-the-fact-that/) [Mike Royer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-royer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/910/mike-royer-14555_age_i-m-finding-that-everything-sells-i-ve-b_2662145.jpg) > [It was months later when I was sitting at the board in my studio and my wife would stick her head in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-royer/it-was-months-later-when-i-was-sitting-at-the-board-in-my-studio-and/) [Mike Royer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-royer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/031/mike-royer-14555_boards_it-was-months-later-when-i-was-sitting-a_1183878.jpg) > [In most companies, the corporate mentality is if you're over 30, you're on the downhill side, and if you're over 40, you're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-royer/in-most-companies-the-corporate-mentality-is-if-you-re-over-30-you-re/) [Mike Royer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-royer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/848/mike-royer-14555_brain_in-most-companies-the-corporate-mentalit_2307778.jpg) > [I was with Roy Thomas on a panel and he turned to me and said, "You know, your name is on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-royer/i-was-with-roy-thomas-on-a-panel-and-he-turned-to-me-and-said-you/) [Mike Royer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-royer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a22/mike-royer-14555_copies_i-was-with-roy-thomas-on-a-panel-and-he_688207.jpg) > [I remember on a Friday afternoon getting a phone call from Grant Simmons saying, "Mike," we got to be pretty good friends;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-royer/i-remember-on-a-friday-afternoon-getting-a-phone-call-from-grant/) [Mike Royer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-royer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/72e/mike-royer-14555_afternoon_i-remember-on-a-friday-afternoon-getting_1783061.jpg) ## Other authors on Ifs ## More by Mike Royer > [When you're paid $29 for something and 30 or 40 years later you're seeing it on eBay with pages going for $199 or more, it's like, "Dammit!"](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-royer/when-you-re-paid-29-for-something-and-30-or-40-years-later-you-re/) [Mike Royer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-royer/) > [There are different rules for comic books now. You've got prima donna's that are dealing with the direct sales market, so if they say…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-royer/there-are-different-rules-for-comic-books-now-you-ve-got-prima-donna/) [Mike Royer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-royer/) > [I know some stories about "liberation" and stuff that's been liberated by people who turn around and get on their soapbox about how it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-royer/i-know-some-stories-about-liberation-and-stuff-that-s-been-liberated/) [Mike Royer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-royer/) > [I like to think that I gave Jack Warner Brothers inking and Joe Sinnott gave him MGM inking. If you're not as in love…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-royer/i-like-to-think-that-i-gave-jack-warner-brothers-inking-and-joe/) [Mike Royer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-royer/) > [People ask me who my favorite inker is and I tell them my favorite inker was Joe Sinnott...but I was the best. Now I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-royer/people-ask-me-who-my-favorite-inker-is-and-i-tell-them-my-favorite/) [Mike Royer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-royer/) > [I did get a nice compliment from Ramona Fradon a few years ago.She was talking about the one and only Plastic Man comic that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-royer/i-did-get-a-nice-compliment-from-ramona-fradon-a-few-years-ago-she/) [Mike Royer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-royer/) > [It's not Comic Con any more. It's this huge marketplace for the motion picture and television industry. And the toy manufacturer's and the game…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-royer/it-s-not-comic-con-any-more-it-s-this-huge-marketplace-for-the-motion/) [Mike Royer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-royer/) > [I was with Roy Thomas on a panel and he turned to me and said, "You know, your name is on the cover a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-royer/i-was-with-roy-thomas-on-a-panel-and-he-turned-to-me-and-said-you/) [Mike Royer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-royer/) > [ I assisted with Russ \[Manning\] for about eleven months and my day job for 5 days a week was credit manager and paint salesman… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-royer/i-assisted-with-russ-manning-for-about-eleven-months-and-my-day-job/) [Mike Royer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-royer/) > [ I've been very lucky with the people I've met over the years. Way back in the early '70s I went to \[Phil\] Seuling's conventions… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-royer/i-ve-been-very-lucky-with-the-people-i-ve-met-over-the-years-way-back/) [Mike Royer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-royer/) > [I still have a lot my Disney store art left and if I ever run out I'll just redraw it, because it will still…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-royer/i-still-have-a-lot-my-disney-store-art-left-and-if-i-ever-run-out-i/) [Mike Royer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-royer/) > [Being a naive 20-something I didn't think that I could just go to the screen cartoonist's union, that I was a member of, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-royer/being-a-naive-20-something-i-didn-t-think-that-i-could-just-go-to-the/) [Mike Royer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-royer/) > [It was just too hard from my standpoint to apply myself properly for the lessons from art school and also work 6 hours a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-royer/it-was-just-too-hard-from-my-standpoint-to-apply-myself-properly-for/) [Mike Royer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-royer/) > [I love pre-code movies. Some of my favorites are movies with Warren William and there is an MGM film called "Skyscraper Souls" which is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-royer/i-love-pre-code-movies-some-of-my-favorites-are-movies-with-warren/) [Mike Royer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-royer/) > [I chose Bagdasarian Productions when I heard from some colleagues at work who were buying story boards at the time back in the early…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-royer/i-chose-bagdasarian-productions-when-i-heard-from-some-colleagues-at/) [Mike Royer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-royer/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ifs/mike-royer/#itemlist", "name": "14 Ifs Quotes By Mike Royer", "numberOfItems": 14, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "There are different rules for comic books now. 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Everyone else put in their own personality and changed it. 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Ink the drawing.\" I just learned from Mike Aarons how each letter was just part of the drawing.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Mike Royer" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-royer/when-i-was-at-disney-and-was-a-character-art-manager-and-handing-out/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e4/mike-royer-14555_art_when-i-was-at-disney-and-was-a-character_2838809.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e4/mike-royer-14555_art_when-i-was-at-disney-and-was-a-character_2838809.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e4/mike-royer-14555_art_when-i-was-at-disney-and-was-a-character_2838809.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“When I was at Disney and was a character art manager and handing out artwork that had to be inked we had a…” — Mike Royer", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 10, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'm finding that everything sells. I've been toying with the fact that I have this big giant glass jar with the metal screw lid on it that's full of ribbons and memorabilia from conventions and stuff. I've got buttons and I have all of my Walt Disney Mickey Mouse credit cards. I'm wondering in my old age if anyone would pay for a credit card with Mickey Mouse on it issued to me. 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