I’m a fan of genre in the abstract, but at best, perhaps all we can really say when we talk about genre is that we’re talking about an umbrella that covers a kind of story with certain elements. Greg Rucka Read Quote
For every person who passes on the opportunity to write Spider-Man or Superman, I guarantee there are 5000 hungry writers who would give their eye-teeth to do it. But just because they want to do it, it doesn’t mean they are capable of doing it. Greg Rucka Read Quote
DC are playing catch up with Marvel because of things like ‘The Avengers’ breaking six hundred million domestic. Greg Rucka Read Quote
I think when you’re working with a character that another writer is acting as – for lack of a better word – custodian of, your obligation as a professional is to not do anything that violates that ‘primary’ take. Greg Rucka Read Quote
I met one of my best resources because I cold-called the local FBI office one day early in my career with questions. The agent who took the call knew someone who knew someone who was ex-Army, trained in personal protection. The resulting introduction was one of the best, most enduring friendships I’ve ever enjoyed. Greg Rucka Read Quote
Some of the best moments I’ve ever written have come about because someone, somewhere, blew my preconceptions out of the water and dropped a detail in passing that took the work in an entirely new, entirely unexpected, direction. Greg Rucka Read Quote
Good fiction can both entertain and light up those dark corners where nice people don’t want to go. Greg Rucka Read Quote
Superman is precisely what we should be teaching our children. Superman inspires us to our best. Greg Rucka Read Quote
I just know that if you make a Superman movie you can’t take kids to, you’ve done something wrong. Greg Rucka Read Quote
If Portland can truly have a true comics show that doesn’t become a media show but retains its focus on comics, I think it’s going to serve the city well. If this becomes a big show, it’s going to bring in a lot of money for the city. Greg Rucka Read Quote
