My novel got published, and I became a paid writer, which was nice, and then it came out, and nobody bought it,… — Tom King Copy Share Image
That's all the Joker is. It's Batman without love. The Riddler is the opposite of that. It's the detective in him. — Tom King Batman Copy Share Image
I wanted to write about the Trump era, but I didn't want to write, 'Fascism sucks' or 'Trump sucks.' That doesn't get… — Tom King Copy Share Image
'Batman' readers are the smartest readers in the world. I don't have to hold their hands. — Tom King Batman Copy Share Image
Writing is weaponized empathy. It's putting yourself in someone else's head. It's finding what's in them that relates to you. — Tom King Empathy Copy Share Image
I love continuity. I was a continuity nerd growing up. I loved buying a comic in the middle of something and loved… — Tom King Comic Copy Share Image
You throw sadness, you throw depression, you throw horror at Batman, he's like, 'Yeah, yawn, I've done that.' You throw happiness at… — Tom King Depression Copy Share Image
I try not to push characters too close to myself because they get harder to write, but as a writer, you try… — Tom King Copy Share Image
“It is when we are at our darkest hour, when we can see no evidence that God loves us or that he… — Tom King Darkest hour Copy Share Image
Sometimes I understand how Bruce Wayne feels. When you take down a terrorist or something, there's always six guys to take their… — Tom King Copy Share Image
That's what's great about the Batman universe. When you explore Gotham, when you explore the villains, all of them point to this… — Tom King Batman Copy Share Image
I grew up in a weird environment. My mother's head of the home video division, basically. She played a big role in… — Tom King Home Copy Share Image
I have my dream job. If I was seven years old and you asked me what I'd want to be 30 years… — Tom King Dream job Copy Share Image
You can't tell a Batman story without the Joker, and you can't tell a Joker story without Batman. They're just the symbols… — Tom King Batman Copy Share Image
Batman gets close to the insanity of Gotham, to the craziness, to what drives that city mad, and not be driven mad… — Tom King Batman Copy Share Image
I served my country; I did that. I was in the C.I.A., and I served in Iraq and Afghanistan, and I love… — Tom King Body Copy Share Image
If you actually read the 'New Gods' tetralogy, this epic without an ending, it's like dipping your head into madness. You feel… — Tom King Copy Share Image
I've been the desperate writer before. I wrote a novel, and they paid me for it, and I've had those calls from… — Tom King Books Copy Share Image
The idea of doing a buffer, sexier Riddler - I like that. I think he's a reflection of Batman, and I think… — Tom King Copy Share Image
“So rather than spending my golden years searching for the meaning of my life, I rather believe I'll just keep on trying… — Tom King Death Copy Share Image
My dad left when I was young. I didn't have a dad. I'm part of that divorced generation and didn't want to… — Tom King Dad Copy Share Image
“Parents sacrifice their lives for their children. Then children become parents and sacrifice their own lives. And so all is sacrificed and… — Tom King Children Copy Share Image
Literally, over a weekend, Friday to Monday, I went from a C.I.A. officer to changing diapers and putting the kid in a… — Tom King Dad Copy Share Image
I've said this before, but I don't like putting captions in my comic books. I feel, for me, they become a crutch,… — Tom King Books Copy Share Image
“A Christian's duty is to win souls for Christ. It would seem to me that tearing down a church you disagree with… — Tom King Bullies Copy Share Image
When I was dealing with a lot of Iraqis, lies were constant; people constantly lied to you. It's a part of their… — Tom King Copy Share Image
