“I was not a giant comic book fan as a kid, but to the extent that I did read comics, Spider-Man was always my favorite guy.” MenBookKidsGuyFansMy FavoriteComicGiantsComic BookSpidersSpider Man Author:J.K. Simmons
“I'm in a comic book now. That was cool. That's something that I'm still sorta reeling about, 'cause I read comics as a kid. Someone drew me, and actually did a pretty good job!” StillsBookKidsJobsCausesComicComic BookGood Job Author:Rutina Wesley
“I'm a huge comic book collector. When I was a kid, I had both Marvel and DC. I was my own librarian. I made card files. I had origin stories of all the characters, and cross-referenced when they appeared in other comic books. I was full on.” MadeBookCharacterStoriesKidsMy OwnHugeCrossesCardsComicComic BookFilesLibrarianCollectors Author:James Mangold
“I grew up a big comic book reader, as a kid, and I love the whole fanboy crowd.” BookWholeBigsKidsGrewReaderGrew UpCrowdsComicComic BookBook Readers Author:Joe Manganiello
“Well, I've been a big fan of comic books since I was a little kid. In fact, I used to write and draw my own comic books when I was on the old Lost in Space series.” WritingWellsLittlesBookFactsBigsKidsUsedLostMy OwnSpaceFansDrawsSeriesComicComic BookLittle Kid Author:Bill Mumy
“I did with my wife a comic book for the Raynham Hall Museum in Long Island. They sell the book every single time a busload of kids comes in.” LongBookKidsWifeSellsMy WifeComicIslandsHallsMuseumsComic BookLong Island Author:Ernie Colon
“As a kid growing up in the 1950s I became acutely aware of the changes taking place in American culture and I must say I didn't much like it. I witnessed the debasement of architecture, and I could see a decline in the quality of things like comic books and toys, things made for kids. Old things seemed to have more life, more substance, more humanity in them.” MadeBookKidsHumanityCultureQualityGrowing UpGrowingArchitectureComicSubstanceDeclineToysComic BookAmerican CultureOld ThingsKids Growing Up Author:Robert Crumb
“Almost everyone working in mainstream comics started off as a starry-eyed kid reading and loving comics. We're all fans, and that's great. But when we start working on company-owned comics professionally, we have to think like storytellers instead of fans. Editors aren't looking to hire the biggest fans of the characters. They're looking to hire the best creators with the best ideas.” ThinkingBookIdeasCharacterKidsReadingCompanyFansCreatorComicEditorsMainstreamComic BookStorytellerReading For KidsBiggest Fan Author:Greg Pak
“People have a comic bent or an angularity to their thinking, and those are the people who make jokes. And it's usually people who were in an environment, when they were young, where jokes were at a premium, or at least considered important to a life. My parents always listened to the comedy radio shows, we went to the comedy movies, and my parents appreciated comedy. So kids listen and follow what their parents like.” PeopleThinkingImportantShowsKidsYoungParentEnvironmentComedyJokesRadioComicBentAppreciatedPremiumComedy Movie Author:Carl Reiner
“I've conducted an experiment on my kids. Instead of denying them access to media, I've encouraged it. They read comic books, play Nintendo and watch way too much TV.” WayBookPlayKidsWatchesToo MuchMediaTvsAccessExperimentsComicComic BookNintendo Author:Matt Groening
“I liked baseball and sports and Garbage Pail Kids and comic books. I know what its like to really adore something.” KnowsBookKidsSportsBaseballComicComic BookAdoreGarbage Author:Todd Lowe