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'Batman' is pretty much real world-centric.
I wouldn't call the Joker exactly easy to write.
Nobody loves a good 'Batman' story more than I do.
I grew up loving cartoons, comics, magic, and writing.
You have to be kind to yourself to survive in the world.
There's a different energy to Spider-Man than there is to Batman.
Batman is dark and moody and spooky and, in some cases, methodical.
My story is just my story, and it's not nearly as traumatic as some.
It's a lot of fun to identify with a character who lives by their own rules.
I'll continue doing 'Jingle Belle' as long as I've got a good story for her.
For years, humorous characters in cartoons have been almost exclusively male.
Kids love the Hulk, but they're not really sure: 'Is he a monster or is he a hero?'
When it's only you that you can rely on, you're surprised at the resilience you have.
I felt that, with 'Zatanna,' I had a chance to do a story about a strong, driven woman.
You don't have to limit yourself or feel that you've been limited by an act of cruelty.
If you let tragedies stop you along the way, then you're never going to grow as a person.
I always think of the Joker as the ultimate bully. Nothing he says is funny except to him.
One Thanksgiving weekend, I had a lost weekend at a friend's place with 'Grand Theft Auto.'
As much as I liked the build-up to Christmas, the week after always socked me with the blues.
You don't have a Batman without Bruce Wayne. Batman is the edge or scary image for Bruce to use.
There was a time I was willing to be a clown for people who I felt were the perfect person for me.
The agents of S.M.A.S.H. are the most powerful team in the Marvel universe in terms of muscle power.
You have to remember, when someone hurts you, that you are so much more than what they took from you.
Wonder Woman is out there very much defending the right and being strong and being a positive role model.
Jeph Loeb has been great to work with, and he's been really supportive of some really bizarre ideas I've had.
Bruce Wayne needs a sense of humor to do his job. Batman, for a very long time, was going to a very dark place.
There are some short stories in R. Crumb comics that are just wonderful and touch me in ways no other comics do.
I looked at comics like a buffet table, where you take a little bit of something and leave the other stuff behind.
As far as doing a TV special, I would have to be in control of it. I'd want my own team of animators to work on it.
Mickey Mouse did not stay the little squeaky guy in 'Steamboat Willie.' He went on to have many different versions.
'Jingle Belle' spins out of my love for just sitting down and reading a good, fun Sunday morning comic strip panel.
If your child has something creative they really want to do, it's up to you, their parent, to help make that happen.
Most female characters have either been the temptress - like a Betty Boop type - or the victim - like an Olive Oil type.
Without Wonder Woman, there would be no Black Canary; without a Superman, there would be no Flash. They all come from that.
I'm not saying I talk to cartoon characters all the time, but the characters are very real to me. In a very non-insane way.
I think nobody knows more about comic book characters than Seth Green. I thought I knew a lot, and he leaves me in the dust.
When you do an animated series and add characters who are not from the canon, you really have to win over the hardcore fans.
As cool as it is to be Spider-Man at times, there's also a price to pay for that - and he has to learn to balance things out.
'Batman Beyond' started because we were tossed a curve, because the higher ups at Warner Bros. wanted a different take on him.
I look at the Marvel movies and the DC movies and various creators' creations, and I think, you know, that's really pretty cool.
Initially, kids are attracted to Superman as a hero because he can take care of problems and still appear as friendly as your dad.
I get it, cops deal with a lot, but at the same time, we crave justice, and we do want to believe things are going to be all right.
Boys, boys, boys. Boys buy the little spinny tops, they but the action figures, girls buy princesses, we're not selling princesses.
I have played games like Angry Birds and, you know, Plants vs. Zombies and things like that just for fun on the phone and everything.
I remember very vividly going to school, being very happy, and then just having guys there who were just out to make my life miserable.
Quite often in comic book movies, very good actresses are relegated to being the girlfriend or the helper or the sidekick or something.
We're all painfully aware of how suddenly violence can occur, how crippling it is, and how survivors have to find a way back from that.
If we made the 'Batman' games more realistic, you'd have to be Bruce Wayne for half the game, counting his money and dating supermodels.
In every story I've written with Batman, there's an element of justice - you never want to have the story end on a defeatist or a cynical note.
There's a little bit of Sid and Nancy to the Joker and Harley look, which I always felt would not be a bad look if they were in a live-action movie.