Adults Quote by Francoise Mouly

“I now feel that I have a moral duty to course correct and say wait a minute, it's not just for adults.”

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Comics are actually dubbed by euphemistic label of graphic novel, which became a big deal.

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The artists catch what's in the air. It's not because the artist "felt like it" or is a guru who channels the truth of the universe in some opaque, abstract way, or even in a realistic painting. The comics artist is someone who has the humility to set himself up in public culture and to communicate with the reader. If…

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The reason I started to do comics for kids, the real reason is because it worked for me.

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You can't help putting a lot of yourself into the image and when it's printed the reader can spend hours getting it out.

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I know what I as an editor respond to is a voice. A voice is not just a stylistic thing, but it means someone who really has something to say. I think a lot of what I get from books - whether they be books of comics or books of literature - is a window into somebody's mind and their…

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