“I started out wanting to be a straight adventure cartoonist, but in 1979 realized what my real bag was.” RealAdventureBagsCartoonist Author:Mike Royer
“In fact, sometimes when I look at something my memory does work. I remember the panel where Alex Toth told me, "Mike, if you really don't understand all that, you don't need to put it on there."” IfsNeedsLooksDoeSometimesFactsRememberMemoriesMikeAlex Author:Mike Royer
“When you're paid $29 for something and 30 or 40 years later you're seeing it on eBay with pages going for $199 or more, it's like, "Dammit!"” YearsSeeingPagesPaidEbay Author:Mike Royer
“Why are other people profiting off that? I can see that if I have the page and sold it for $50 and 20 years later somebody's got it for $200, okay. That's business. But I had no say in that art being out there. It just really burns me.” PeopleIfsYearsArtI CanPagesArt IsOkay Author:Mike Royer
“I know some stories about "liberation" and stuff that's been liberated by people who turn around and get on their soapbox about how it's unfair that the artists didn't benefit while they're sitting on stuff that they "liberated," but that's another story for another time.” PeopleKnowsStoriesArtistTurnsStuffBenefitsSittingLiberationUnfairLiberatedAnother TimeSoapbox Author:Mike Royer
“I still have a lot my Disney store art left and if I ever run out I'll just redraw it, because it will still be my original art and as a freelancer I own it.” IfsArtStillsRunningLeftOriginalsStoresOriginal Art Author:Mike Royer
“My good friends are Mormon, some of the best people I know.” PeopleKnowsGood Friend Author:Katherine Heigl
“If I wanted to own some Jack Kirby original art unless it was something that Giacoia or Sinnott had inked I was too close to it. I didn't want to collect his pages inked by me. Of course 40 years later I'd LOVE to have some of that stuff.” IfsWantYearsArtWantedCoursesStuffPagesOriginalsOriginal Art Author:Mike Royer
“I did a dozen superhero pinups. I signed them "Kirby/Royer" because it was Kirby's drawing. I didn't think I was committing some sort of sin.” ThinkingSinDrawingDozenSuperheroPinup Author:Mike Royer