Unlike Novel Characters, Comic Book Characters Last

A Cannon Fires Only Once But Words Detonate Across Centuries

I'm Lucky To Have A Job Doing Something I Really Love To Do, And I'm Happy To Accept The Pressures Of Relentless Deadlines Or Reader Expectations As Necessary Evils. It's Probably Not As Stressful As Mining Coal Or Leading Men Into Battle.

Stop Being Frightened. You Only See A Monster Because They Want You To See Monsters Everywhere. They've Conditioned You To Look For Monsters In Every Shadow, Every Coat Hung On Every Door. As Long As We Keep Seeing Monsters, We'll Continue To Need Protection And That's How Other People Get To Control Our Lives.

I Think Any Writer Coming On To Batman Should At Least Attempt To Do Their Own Definitive Version. What It Means To Them. Whatever They Think That Symbol Or Character Can Say.

Truth Speaks Best In The Language Of Poetry And Symbolism, I Think.