People who were more concerned with themselves and looking good to their readers then they were with the characters sacrificed a series for the sake of a story.

Quote by Len Wein

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When I got my first glimpse of Hugh Jackman as Wolverine, my breath caught. In...

When I got my first glimpse of Hugh Jackman as Wolverine, my breath caught. In...

I hate the crazy, neurotic characters beyond a certain point.

I hate the crazy, neurotic characters beyond a certain point.

I was a very sickly kid. While I was in the hospital at age 7,...

I was a very sickly kid. While I was in the hospital at age 7,...

The bottom line always remains the same: What is the basic humanity of the character?...

The bottom line always remains the same: What is the basic humanity of the character?...

A true friend is someone who is there for you when he'd rather be anywhere...

A true friend is someone who is there for you when he'd rather be anywhere...

Lord of the Rings, I think, is far and away the most brilliantly done stuff.

Lord of the Rings, I think, is far and away the most brilliantly done stuff.

I had never really thought of myself as a writer; any writing I had done...

I had never really thought of myself as a writer; any writing I had done...

What makes a story is how well it manages to connect with the reader, the...

What makes a story is how well it manages to connect with the reader, the...

A true friend is someone who is there for you when they would rather be...

A true friend is someone who is there for you when they would rather be...

The most unrealistic thing I've ever read in comics is when some group of characters...

The most unrealistic thing I've ever read in comics is when some group of characters...

Were there stories I wrote along the way that were terrible clinkers? God, yes. But...

Were there stories I wrote along the way that were terrible clinkers? God, yes. But...

You can read a dozen different textbooks or how-to manuals that will tell you the...

You can read a dozen different textbooks or how-to manuals that will tell you the...

Sometimes you're not even sure which of your stories were failures. There are things I've...

Sometimes you're not even sure which of your stories were failures. There are things I've...

If a story isn't working, I'm simply unable to finish it. That's what usually tells...

If a story isn't working, I'm simply unable to finish it. That's what usually tells...

These days, it seems that if you're not already in place, you can't get there...

These days, it seems that if you're not already in place, you can't get there...

I've never sat down and thought about the difference between plot and theme. To me,...

I've never sat down and thought about the difference between plot and theme. To me,...

Art is always in the eyes of the beholder. Only posterity has the right to...

Art is always in the eyes of the beholder. Only posterity has the right to...

I try not to violate what came before me and to leave lots of wiggle...

I try not to violate what came before me and to leave lots of wiggle...

I'm a neurotic New York Jew by birth. Creating characters is second nature to me.

I'm a neurotic New York Jew by birth. Creating characters is second nature to me.

I think there's something inherently dishonest in trying to go back and mess with the...

I think there's something inherently dishonest in trying to go back and mess with the...