I rarely draw myself, in general, and if I do, I tend to do little cute manga-esque, almost bite-sized drawings of myself. Jim Lee Read Quote
Costumes are all about identifying which force in a conflict you’re on. That’s where banners and flags came from – so people rushing into battle knew who to follow and who was on their side. Jim Lee Read Quote
Part of running DC Comics is that it’s much larger than Image Comics is, or was. There’s a challenge to being one of the industry leaders in that everything you do is scrutinized and watched. Jim Lee Read Quote
I’ve been trying to make this argument that digital comics and print comics are both art, but there are subtle differences. Jim Lee Read Quote
More often than not, the fans really gravitate towards who’s on the cover as opposed to how it’s drawn or how it’s composed, and so, a lot of the time, what an artist likes will be very different from what a fan likes. Jim Lee Read Quote
I love the fact that I get something new to do almost every day and have new challenges. Jim Lee Read Quote
In the ’50s, a lot of stories were built around radiation and the proliferation of new technology. In the ’70s, there were a lot of stories that dealt with the Vietnam War. So comic books have always been a reflection of the times we live in. Jim Lee Read Quote
I try to do a lot of asymmetrical, triangular compositions – I find those work really well for comic book covers in that portrait mode, and I don’t always see that in other artists. Jim Lee Read Quote
So much of comics are dictated by characters talking to one another – or in focused spaces where ‘the camera’ has to stay in pretty close on what’s going on. Jim Lee Read Quote
I think there’s a responsibility of the publisher, of the company, to make sure the staple books that have been around for decades come out in a timely manner. Jim Lee Read Quote
