Jaime Hernandez

Comics as art. I do comics as comics, and my opportunity to tell stories. Simple. Basic. Let the characters have the excitement, not the package. That's where I come from. ↗

— Jaime Hernandez

#basic #characters #come #comics #excitement

Every day I run into people who don't know what I do. And even after I explain it they still don't know what I do. So now I can just say, 'Pick up the Locas book!' And that tells them all. ↗

— Jaime Hernandez

#book #day #even #every #every day

Hey, every once in awhile the secondary form works better than the original but it's certainly a rarity. ↗

— Jaime Hernandez

#better #certainly #every #form #hey

I leave a lot open so I can fill it in later. If I don't have any ideas right away, I can fill it in later. ↗

— Jaime Hernandez

#away #fill #i #i can #ideas

I used to always read my stuff. And I could never understand why artists would say, 'Oh, I can't read my older stuff.' I'd go, 'Are you crazy? I could read my stuff forever!' Now it's a little harder. ↗

— Jaime Hernandez

#artists #could #crazy #forever #go

I've done illustration on the side. But other than that, comics have been my main things. ↗

— Jaime Hernandez

#comics #done #i #illustration #main

The sizes and shapes of the panels have never been important to my stories. It has always been the words and images that drew me in, kind of like watching a movie. ↗

— Jaime Hernandez

#been #drew #images #important #kind

The Tom Strong thing was totally for the money. I plan to get looser after I finish this Maggie saga. ↗

— Jaime Hernandez

#finish #get #i #looser #maggie

To me, sex is sex and I don't think it is or should be a problem. Maybe my presenting it that way will unscrew up a few heads out there, including my own. ↗

— Jaime Hernandez

#heads #i #including #maybe #me