Brian Michael Bendis Quotes

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• You're as good as the people you're with.
• And I had worked at the comic-book store almost by accident, because I was deciding to make a living as an artist, be it as…
• I love meeting fans. The people who are fans of my books are really smart and dedicated, because some independent comics are hard to get.…
• I never look at things again once they're done.
• Write. Write every day. Write honestly. Write something that doesn’t exist, and you wish did. Read. Learn. Study. Watch people. Listen to what they say,…
• I've been reading Ed Brubaker comics since the first appearance of Ed Brubaker comics and every single time he announces a new title I mutter…
• If you like Powers, you'll love The Victories!
• One similarity I see between peers and some of the people who read my books is that comics were definitely an outlet for us.
• Lettering should be invisible. You shouldn't notice it, unless it is a determined piece of storytelling in graphic design. Whether handmade or digital, the lettering…
• With every script, I write a note to my collaborator that says: 'I write full script. But see it as a guide. You take us…
• You can't just have a fight scene. In my opinion, it has to be a character moment or story moment.
• Artists are not your art monkeys. They are your collaborators. They should be given all due consideration to follow their journey.
• The only damn thing I ever learned in all my years in art school was a piece is never done, it is just finished. You…
• The trick is not caring what EVERYBODY thinks of you and just caring about what the RIGHT people think of you.
• The drawing and the crafting of the story are fun, but it's the overall meaning that matters to me. It might escape some people who…
• In the history of comics and movies and music too, it's always when things are at their bottomed-out, either creatively or financially, there's more chance-taking…
• I was into comics because these were my real male role models, even though at the time, I didn't know it.
• I looked at Tank Girl, which is the coolest comic, ever. The movie didn't make the comic book any less cool. The comic is still…
• I'll never get sick of raising my children, but other people might get sick of them.
• The books are the books, and a lot of the stuff is some version of your id or your ego.

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