Superhero creators who engage in deconstruction fall into two categories: There are the guys who do it because it's easy, because it gets an audience reaction if you point out that superheroes must be a bunch of psychotic nuts. And there are the guys who do it because they're actually interested, and they're trying to get at what's going on underneath. They're interested in the process and the results.
I tend to think that the best face of humanity is that we learn. We explore, we study, we think. - Kurt Busiek
I tend to think that the best face of humanity is that we learn. We explore, we study, we think.
- Kurt Busiek
I think James Bond is a spy. He's not superhuman. Calling him a superhero is like calling James Bond movies "comic-book movies." - Kurt Busiek
I think James Bond is a spy. He's not superhuman. Calling him a superhero is like calling James Bond movies "comic-book movies."
I'm a writer. I just love telling stories. - Kurt Busiek
I'm a writer. I just love telling stories.
Youve got to leave the reader with more than just a name and a costume - they need to know who the character is, what theyre like, what kind of attit… - Kurt Busiek
Youve got to leave the reader with more than just a name and a costume - they need to know who the character is, what theyre like, what kind of attit…
I don't view Twitter as a promotional tool but as a really, really, really cool cocktail party. - Kurt Busiek
I don't view Twitter as a promotional tool but as a really, really, really cool cocktail party.
I like superheroes. I like the drama of it, the stirring, larger-than-life aspect. - Kurt Busiek
I like superheroes. I like the drama of it, the stirring, larger-than-life aspect.
At one point, I worked up a list of five requirements for a superhero: superpowers, a costume, a code name, a mission, and a milieu. If the character… - Kurt Busiek
At one point, I worked up a list of five requirements for a superhero: superpowers, a costume, a code name, a mission, and a milieu. If the character…
It's fun to take a piece of formula and go someplace else with it and see what happens. - Kurt Busiek
It's fun to take a piece of formula and go someplace else with it and see what happens.
Superhero creators who engage in deconstruction fall into two categories: There are the guys who do it because it's easy, because it gets an audience… - Kurt Busiek
Superhero creators who engage in deconstruction fall into two categories: There are the guys who do it because it's easy, because it gets an audience…
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