Life is the ultimate adventure, and Death, the prize that awaits us all.

Sometimes you wonder, in an interconnected universe, who's dreaming who?

It took me many years to figure out how to structure a compelling story.

A synopsis of every story we do: someone gets over their own stupid ass.

I'm a Caucasian American Jew. These are all things that make up who I am.

I'm honestly as happy writing Superman Adventures as I am writing Wanted.

I have always included minority characters in my stories, often as heroes.

A man like me should carry his burdens alone. If he doesn't people get hurt

Well, don't tell Steve Niles but I just don't think horror works in comics.

The movies have made the comic books much more valuable and more respected.

I don't expect every movie to be done exactly the way I would have done it.

It's so horrible to realize you're just the same as everyone else, isn't it?

I got rid of Warlock's lightning bolt because... it was a real pain to draw.

Reality and unreality have no clear distinction in our present circumstances.

To get through a war, a man needs something bigger than himself to fight for.

We all wish we had super powers. We all wish we could do more than we can do.

My college senior thesis was going to be on the American private investigator.

Anybody who is afraid of reading a page of text is not the reader that I want.

Whosoever holds this hammer, if he be worthy, shall possess the power of Thor.

I love recording lines. It's like being an actor without having to really act.

I always sympathized with the people who did work for hire; I was one of them.

A story really isn't truly a story until it reaches its climax and conclusion.

Aquaman is one of the greatest characters at DC Comics and one of my favorites.

I just do what I do because it feels right. Other people attach labels to that.

I spent as much time writing proposals in '98 and '99 as I did writing scripts.

I definitely have character arcs in mind for each character unless I kill them.

I'm very proud of being a hack. It's why I've lived as long as I have, I think.

Fans are almost always nice. I really find that they rarely come on too strong.

Kipling: Where's your sense of humor? Rebis: We're working on reconstructing it.

Yes, Marvel Entertainment has treated me very well and generously. Them, I like.

Guess that's thirty-one pieces of silver you've got now, huh? Sleep well, Judas.

Artists, no matter how good their intentions, are always slower than they think.

I am very lucky because everything that I do is exciting to me. It's always new.

I may not be smart enough to do everything, but I am dumb enough to try anything.

For me, plot always comes out of character, so I had to be sure of my characters.

I had worked on Thanos, created him back even before I started working at Marvel.

I couldn't afford [buying Marvel]. I hope I have enough money for dinner tonight!

X-Men has always been about finding your place in a society that doesn't want you.

I want to do character driven epic storylines with Throne of Atlantis kicking off.

It's hard to say, but I think Warlock is the closest thing Thanos has to a friend.

I like superheroes. I like the drama of it, the stirring, larger-than-life aspect.

The characters are, by their nature, archetypes that can serve different metaphors.

I'm happiest when I'm working. If I'm not working, I feel like I'm wasting my time.

I'll never get sick of raising my children, but other people might get sick of them.

I run blindly through the madhouse ... And I cannot even pray ... For I have no God.

Very little other than Elmore Leonard's crime writing inspiring me on my Batman run.

Whenever I come back to Marvel, it's to do a Thanos story for one reason or another.

Jesus, man. Why do people want to be Paris Hilton and nobody wants to be Spider-Man?

Character design, like story design, requires a hook to grab the reader’s attention.

Character design, like story design, requires a hook to grab the reader's attention.

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