After 9/11, I knew I wanted to write about power and identity and the way Americans on all sides of the political spectrum often mythologize our leaders, which are themes that the superhero genre has always handled really well.
BRIAN K. VAUGHANI don’t start a story until I know where it’s going to end.
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To try and imagine that I’m another person is always going to be hard – whether I’m writing about a truck driver or someone who is gay, who’s trans, who is of a different ethnicity or creed. But it would be boring if I always had to write about myself and my limited viewpoint.
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I love that the book [Paper Girls ] gets to kind of evolve and change in each era. Our third storyline is our best so far.
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After ten years of toiling away in Hollywood, I realized that there’s no better place for new ideas than comics.
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There’s just something about that late ’80s that suddenly feels like it has something to teach us.
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If a good editor will let me tell my story with the right artist, I’m happy.
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We’ve all seen lots of stories about a young protagonist having adventures, and usually they’re all boys, [and] there is sometimes a token female, or two.
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My mom once told me that a good relationship isn’t where the other person makes you feel better, but where they make *you* better.
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Pacifists are like vegans, I’m more of a vegetarian. I enjoy fish and occasional maulings.
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That was the appealing thing about comics: There literally is no budget in comics. You’re only limited by your imagination.
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Fans of my books have just been supremely nice.
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I’m not afraid of the world. I’m afraid of a world without you.
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I think some people are just very passionate that things remain the way they were when they were kids.
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No. No, first comes boyhood. You get to play with soldiers and spacemen, cowboys and ninjas, pirates and robots. But before you know it, all that comes to an end. And then, Remo Williams, is when the adventure begins.
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Doesn’t matter if it’s personal or professional, a good partnership takes work.
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What cruel creatures men are. Our bodies tell us to love so many, but there’s room in our hearts for so few.
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