#comics

We thought everybody read comics. We didn't know we were weird. We didn't know people that collected comics were strange. It was as normal as listening to rock music on the radio. ↗

— Gilbert Hernandez

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My two biggest influences are Archie comics and Dennis the Menace. ↗

— Gilbert Hernandez

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A lot of times when I sit down with the other comics and try to talk theory, they say I'm being too serious. ↗

— Joel Hodgson

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I always wanted to be a writer, but Alan Moore's work and help inspired me to write comics. In some ways the biggest influence on me writing was Punk. There was the idea that you could do something by simply doing it. ↗

— Neil Gaiman

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Plays have been made of my comics. ↗

— Harvey Pekar

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Japan is the first nation in the world to accord 'comic books'--originally a 'humorous' form of entertainment mainly for young people--nearly the same social status as novels and films. ↗

— Frederik L. Schodt

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Reading and writing are connected. I learned to read very early so I could read the comics, which I then started to draw. ↗

— Margaret Atwood

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And I've always loved commercials. I like working out how to organically weave a brand's message into the writing process. It's like an improv show, where comics ask the audience to throw out a word and a skit is built around it. ↗

— Jason Bateman

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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 will drive all the way to Pittsburgh or Detroit to put it in their hands. ↗

— Brian Michael Bendis

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I was into comics because these were my real male role models, even though at the time, I didn't know it. ↗

— Brian Michael Bendis

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