One of the things you have to be able to do, as a comic strip artist, is to draw things repeatedly from a variety of angles, so you need references, and you find the best picture you can. — Dave Gibbons Copy Share Image
When you're drawing something, you kind of run a movie in your head. You might close your eyes or stare into the distance and kind of see a movie unfolding and, you know, grab a certain moment or think, 'Oh,… — Dave Gibbons Copy Share Image
I generally like very visually striking films. I love a lot of Stanley Kubrick's films. I would have to say 'Dr. Strangelove', which of… — Dave Gibbons Copy Share Image
With the 'Watchmen' comic, we attempted to tell it in an accessible way. I deliberately made the artwork very clear, deceptively so. You think… — Dave Gibbons Copy Share Image
When I first came to New York City, what I was thrilled about was not the Empire State Building, or the Statue of Liberty;… — Dave Gibbons Copy Share Image
In comics, there are depths that don't reveal themselves immediately, and the stuff that you might consider anal about 'Watching the Watchmen' - like… — Dave Gibbons Copy Share Image
I think if you want to do a thing properly you have to take a lot of care. I've always found it's easier to… — Dave Gibbons Copy Share Image
I came to think that nobody from England could draw American comic books, because they were clearly all done by this sort of Mafia,… — Dave Gibbons Copy Share Image
I'm known for being very enthusiastic about using technology. A lot of the attraction is the way that it streamlines the process and takes… — Dave Gibbons Copy Share Image
I vividly remember my first 'Superman' comic, which my granddad bought me when I was about 7. From that point on, all I wanted… — Dave Gibbons Copy Share Image
“While the West tends to medicate pain, the East helps us to embrace it.” — Dave Gibbons Copy Share Image
The original series of Watchmen is the complete story that Alan Moore and I wanted to tell. However, I appreciate DC's reasons for this… — Dave Gibbons Copy Share Image
I think with something like 'Watchmen' you can genuinely call that a graphic novel because it has the weight and the intent of a… — Dave Gibbons Copy Share Image
People unacquainted with graphic novels, including journalists, tend to think of 'Watchmen' as a book by Alan Moore that happens to have some illustrations.… — Dave Gibbons Copy Share Image
