I do believe that sci-fi or historical fiction finds an easy home in comics because there are no budget constraints in regards to the necessary world-building or visual effects necessary to bring those stories to life in other mediums. Jonathan Hickman Read Quote
I think that, whether you liked the outcome or not, the reasons for doing ‘Ultimatum’ were necessary. The Ultimate Universe had become too much like the regular Marvel Universe, and that was certainly not a good thing for the line. Jonathan Hickman Read Quote
Artwise, I’m kind of a chameleon. I don’t have an established style or anything like that. Jonathan Hickman Read Quote
My overall artistic goal is to marry graphic design with comic books and traditional storytelling. Jonathan Hickman Read Quote
I think it’s good that we’re not embarrassed that we’re comic book creators anymore. It’s good that people are able to make a good living at doing it, and not doing the traditional sort of mainstream fare. Jonathan Hickman Read Quote
I tried to get into comics initially after I graduated Clemson in 1994. I spent a year trying to get in, and I quit reading books because not getting in made me sad. Jonathan Hickman Read Quote
I have an architecture degree; that’s what my college degree is in. And that sucked. I started doing Web and CD-ROM development really early on, and then that grew into being an art director and doing advertising work. Jonathan Hickman Read Quote
The thing that probably trips me up the most are people getting tattoos of stuff that I’ve designed in my books. That always spins me out in a weird way. It seems like such a permanent commitment to something I’ve done. I don’t know that I could do that for anyone else. Jonathan Hickman Read Quote
100 Bullets’ is probably my favorite thing, ever. It’s pretty close with early ‘Hellboy’ stuff. Jonathan Hickman Read Quote
You’re either on team Republican or team Democrat, and it’s the idea that one of these sides has a perfect record of being correct and is worth supporting on 100% of the causes. I find that kind of thinking extremely dangerous and very intellectually dishonest. Jonathan Hickman Read Quote