Cartooning is an honorable thing.

Quote by Bill Sienkiewicz

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So, when the special effects are at the service of the story and draw you...

So, when the special effects are at the service of the story and draw you...

To me, the technique was almost irrelevant; it was what was coming across.

To me, the technique was almost irrelevant; it was what was coming across.

After that I jumped, especially being in art school, to the illustrators.

After that I jumped, especially being in art school, to the illustrators.

One of the problems I have with a lot of movies these days is that...

One of the problems I have with a lot of movies these days is that...

So cartooning, for me, is an honorable thing. It's pushing the envelope. It's the truth...

So cartooning, for me, is an honorable thing. It's pushing the envelope. It's the truth...

And I've never viewed comics as assignments for the client.

And I've never viewed comics as assignments for the client.

I didn't want to feel constrained, so I took on the Mutants.

I didn't want to feel constrained, so I took on the Mutants.

So there's kind of a simultaneous aspect to pushing the boundaries, and being very safe.

So there's kind of a simultaneous aspect to pushing the boundaries, and being very safe.

So I look at a lot of stuff now that I did and some of...

So I look at a lot of stuff now that I did and some of...

Like Godfather, you look at a movie like that, or something that James Gray has...

Like Godfather, you look at a movie like that, or something that James Gray has...

Do the story in the way it really demands to be done, which may mean...

Do the story in the way it really demands to be done, which may mean...

But if I really want to produce my own work and tell stories, then I...

But if I really want to produce my own work and tell stories, then I...

You're telling the story, creating the sets, doing the lighting, the designing, and establishing the...

You're telling the story, creating the sets, doing the lighting, the designing, and establishing the...

I still love a lot of the guys who just paint.

I still love a lot of the guys who just paint.

People who can pull you in and take you on a journey, as opposed to...

People who can pull you in and take you on a journey, as opposed to...

But there's still an avenue for smaller comics and personal expression.

But there's still an avenue for smaller comics and personal expression.

Especially with Elektra, because I'm doing a lot of the covers for the new version...

Especially with Elektra, because I'm doing a lot of the covers for the new version...

If you're going to establish a certain level of unreality than you have to deal...

If you're going to establish a certain level of unreality than you have to deal...

I want to say 90% of stuff out there is just crap that got made....

I want to say 90% of stuff out there is just crap that got made....

Nothing is really media driven or committee driven, so you can actually just produce something.

Nothing is really media driven or committee driven, so you can actually just produce something.