Character design, like story design, requires a hook to grab the reader's attention. — Ted Naifeh Copy Share Image
I love gothic monsters, but I like to root them more firmly in the traditional folklore from which they sprang. Or at… — Ted Naifeh Copy Share Image
Some of the best art in the world is collaborative, a mix of voices that are stronger together than separate. Take the… — Ted Naifeh Copy Share Image
I hear all the time that boys don't like stories about girls. Which never made much sense to me. Wasn't 'Terminator' about… — Ted Naifeh Copy Share Image
I think about 'The Simpsons,' which has been going on for 25 years. Homer is still in his late 30's. Lisa is… — Ted Naifeh Copy Share Image
I like characters with character, not just pretty faces. Anyway, I think people can be both grotesque and beautiful at the same… — Ted Naifeh Copy Share Image
When I first starting conceiving series like 'Courtney,' 'Polly,' 'How Loathsome,' etc., I was shooting for closed story-arcs but open-ended concepts. Then… — Ted Naifeh Copy Share Image
I get tired of stories that keep going and going and never get anywhere. It's like a promise that's never fulfilled. Stories… — Ted Naifeh Copy Share Image
Artists forget than the first purpose of a comic character is to convey emotion. Everything else, like realism, or other kinds of… — Ted Naifeh Copy Share Image
“Courtney didn't like babies at the best of times. As far as she was concerned, anything that existed solely to emit drool, vomit, ghastly… — Ted Naifeh Copy Share Image
I think about 'The Simpsons,' which has been going on for 25 years. Homer is still in his late 30's. Lisa is 8, Bart… — Ted Naifeh Copy Share Image
A story really isn't truly a story until it reaches its climax and conclusion. — Ted Naifeh Copy Share Image
'Courtney' is a more punk-rock kids' book. It has this precious veneer that Courtney's terrible behavior trashes. And it's basically about how miserable it… — Ted Naifeh Copy Share Image
I think one of the reasons Stephen King's stories work so well is that he places his stories in spooky old New England, where… — Ted Naifeh Copy Share Image
There's something about girls and unicorns that's deep and meaningful. Something about childhood. — Ted Naifeh Copy Share Image
I think there's too much saturated color in comics, thanks to digital color techniques. — Ted Naifeh Copy Share Image
The living werewolves have genuine needs and desires, which, though they may oppose ours, are valid. Even if they want to eat humans, you… — Ted Naifeh Copy Share Image
Color comes very easy to me. And watercolors have a particular tendency to stay grounded, unlike digital color. I find that digital color wants… — Ted Naifeh Copy Share Image
I dug up some old John Buscema 'Conan' comics. Man, when Alfredo Alcala was inking, that was some of the most beautiful black and… — Ted Naifeh Copy Share Image
I think theres too much saturated color in comics, thanks to digital color techniques. — Ted Naifeh Copy Share Image
Some of the best art in the world is collaborative, a mix of voices that are stronger together than separate. Take the Beatles, for… — Ted Naifeh Copy Share Image
