Dracula, if he could see modern corporations, wouldn’t like them much. He took care of his people, at least as he saw it. They had very little freedom, but they had a protector. Kurt Busiek Read Quote
I tend to think that the best face of humanity is that we learn. We explore, we study, we think. Kurt Busiek Read Quote
Mainly, what I like to do is keep things varied and not get in a rut, not tell the same stories over and over. Kurt Busiek Read Quote
I love creator-owned comics. Most of my favorite books these days are creator-owned, from stuff DC publishes, like ‘Fables,’ to books like ‘Saga,’ ‘Fatale,’ ‘Hellboy,’ and ‘Courtney Crumrin.’ Kurt Busiek Read Quote
Marvel’s got a crowded universe, and there are already so many characters hogging the spotlight that it’s hard to break through that. First off, whatever character you’re creating, odds are, there’s already someone similar in one way or another. Kurt Busiek Read Quote
The most fascinating powers don’t mean a thing if the guy’s poorly motivated or dull, and the most generic powers won’t hurt a well-motivated character. Personality and motivation are what make Magneto, Magneto and not Cosmic Boy. The powers work for him, but it’s his motivation that makes him the character he is. Kurt Busiek Read Quote
I created lots of characters in high school and college, and the first character I created in pro comics was Liana, Green Lantern of M’Elu, for a backup story in ‘Green Lantern #162,’ my first professional sale. Kurt Busiek Read Quote
You’ve got to leave the reader with more than just a name and a costume – they need to know who the character is, what they’re like, what kind of attitude they have, what sort of role they play. Kurt Busiek Read Quote
The reason I quit being a sales manager over twenty years now is because I hate elevator pitches. I want to write stories and show people what’s in them when they read them, not tell them all about it ahead of time. Kurt Busiek Read Quote
I could name you a dozen superheroes whose powers I’d like to have. But if I could have any power in the world, it would be the power to read or watch a creative work and absorb the technical skill of the people who made it. Because then I could have even more fun writing. That’s my core identity. I’m a writer. I just love telling stories. Kurt Busiek Read Quote
