“Unlike novel characters, comic book characters last an eternity. When a character is changed beyond recognition, there's no longer the merchandising aspect.” BookCharacterLastsNovelChangedAspectEternityRecognitionComicComic BookMerchandisingBook CharactersComic Book Characters Author:Grant Morrison
“Personally I don't think there's any real intrinsic difference between comic books, movies, theatre, novels. I know there's sure to be some differences of some sorts. I've worked on novels, films, and video games, and in an adaptation, I guess one of the issues is that I have to be in love with the thing I'm adapting before I do it. So that can cause a problem. You can be too scared of it. You could be too reverential. But at the same time you want to try to capture this thing that you're obsessed by. You're fixated for a reason. What's the reason? You try to get ahold of it.” ThinkingKnowsWantTryingBookRealReasonProblemFilmGamesCausesDifferencesNovelIssuesScaredTheatreVideoComicObsessedCaptureComic BookAdaptationAdaptingMovie Theatre Author:Alex Garland
“Some people will say, "Why read a comic book? It stifles the imagination. If you read a novel you imagine what people are like. If you read a comic, it's showing you." The only answer I can give is, "You can read a Shakespeare play, but does that mean you wouldn't want to see it on the stage?” PeopleIfsWantGivingMeanDoeI CanBookPlayImaginationAnswersNovelImagineStageComicComic BookShakespeare Play Author:Stan Lee
“My platform has been to reach reluctant readers. And one of the best ways I found to motivate them is to connect them with reading that interests them, to expand the definition of reading to include humor, science fiction/fantasy, nonfiction, graphic novels, wordless books, audio books and comic books.” WayHas BeensBookReadingFoundInterestFictionFantasyNovelReaderScience FictionDefinitionsBest WayComicNonfictionPlatformsComic BookGraphicReluctantGraphic NovelsAudioAudio Books Author:Jon Scieszka
“Growing up devouring horror comics and novels, and being inspired to become a writer because of horror novels, movies, and comic books, I always knew I was going to write a horror novel.” WritingBookNovelGrowing UpGrowingHorrorInspiredComicComic BookDevouring Author:Colson Whitehead
“The language in a comic book or a graphic novel and the cinematographic language are really not the same language. They are false brother and sister. It's not at all the same.” BookLanguageNovelBrotherComicComic BookBrothers And SistersGraphicGraphic Novels Author:Marjane Satrapi
“I was a serious comic collector and fanboy as a kid. I wanted very badly to draw comic books for a lot of my childhood and early adolescence. So when you have an unfulfilled dream like that, when years later you find yourself in a position to make a graphic novel - hell yeah, I'm going to do that.” YearsBookDreamKidsWantedNovelHellChildhoodPositionSeriousDrawsYeahComicFinding YourselfAdolescenceComic BookGraphicCollectorsGraphic NovelsUnfulfilled DreamsHell Yeah Author:Anthony Bourdain
“I have to read comic books all first, because now when you get into graphic novels, they are definitely in deep graphic.” FirstsBookNovelComicComic BookGraphicGraphic Novels Author:Virginia Madsen
“That partially due to the world of media and commerce, the idea of a comic book has been lost in the ghetto, whereas the graphic novel is now being held up as something to aspire to and as something that's respectable for adults to read.” WorldHas BeensBookIdeasLostNovelMediaAdultsDuesComicCommerceComic BookAspireRespectableGraphicGhettoGraphic Novels Author:Adrian Tomine
“You start to get nervous when the value of a comic book or graphic novel is relative to the achievements of some other medium.” BookValuesNovelAchievementMediumsNervousComicRelativeComic BookGraphicGraphic Novels Author:Adrian Tomine
“To AMC's credit, I think what they saw was the show doesn't exist in the marketplace. They knew that there was a hunger for a martial arts show. They also knew that you have this strong tradition of martial arts cinema, so even though it's not branded by a novel or a comic book or an old movie or something, we do have the genre itself, which people love.” PeopleThinkingArtBookShowsStrongNovelSawsTraditionHungerCreditComicGenreCinemaMartial ArtsComic BookMarketplaceBrandedOld Movie Author:Alfred Gough
“I think there seems to be a need for escapism at the moment. Maybe that's the type of world we're living in. It's a sanctuary, in a way, where you can immerse yourself in something that doesn't exist, whether that's TV shows or comic books or novels. it's not solely down to magic and vampires - that's in at the moment. but escapism, being a part of other worlds, is very good for you.” ThinkingWorldWayNeedsBookMomentsShowsSeemsNovelMagicTvsTypeVery GoodVampireComicComic BookTv ShowsSanctuaryOther WorldsEscapism Author:Colin Morgan
“Comic books, graphic novels, involve constant toggling and it's hard work. You get tired reading comic books, but you never get tired looking at pictures or reading words.” BookHardReadingNovelHard WorkTiredConstantComicComic BookGraphicGraphic Novels Author:Peter Schjeldahl
“I think that people are really hungry for original content. I think there's a sense of reboots and remakes, and we're lacking in any sense of originality in media. So, I think the people who want something like this which has a graphic novel feel or comic book feel but that is designed and created for the medium of television, I think that is something is very appealing to a lot of people.” PeopleThinkingWantFeelsBookNovelMediaTelevisionOriginalsHungryMediumsComicOriginalityLackingComic BookWant SomethingGraphicRemakesGraphic Novels Author:Miles Millar
“Whenever you do something that's original, not based on a comic book or a novel or an old movie or a franchise, you definitely learn a lot and for I think it was very gratifying to see the people embrace the world.” PeopleThinkingWorldBookNovelOriginalsEmbraceComicComic BookOld Movie Author:Alfred Gough
“Part of battle has been getting Hollywood to recognize that comic books and superheroes are not synonymous. That's been a huge breakthrough, just in recent years really, and as a result of that recent breakthrough, we've had movies like 300, Road to Perdition, and A History of Violence, that very few people realize were based on comic books and graphic novels. It's very important to make that differentiation.” PeopleYearsHas BeensImportantBookRealizingResultsNovelViolenceHugeBattleHollywoodComicComic BookSuperheroBreakthroughGraphicGraphic NovelsDifferentiationPerdition Author:Michael Uslan
“Maybe I'd be a storyboard artist. Graphic novel/comic book artist. Backup dancer. Singer. It would be cool to focus on one of these full time. But I like seeing them all intertwine.” BookWould BeArtistNovelFocusSeeingSingersComicDancerComic BookGraphicBeing CoolGraphic NovelsBackup Author:Jade Hassoune
“I read graphic novels, here and there, but I'm not a comic book guy, as much.” BookGuyNovelComicComic BookHere And ThereGraphicGraphic NovelsComic Book Guy Author:Zachary Levi
“The R.I.P.D. picture is like a graphic novel, I guess. I don't know if it's like a typical kind of comic book. But there is great source material for those kinds of films.” IfsKnowsKindBookFilmNovelMaterialsSourceComicComic BookTypicalGraphicGraphic Novels Author:Ryan Reynolds
“Graphic novels and comic books offer an easy foothold into that world, and screenwriters and studio execs gravitate toward those, because I think they can see it all right there. It's like, "Here's what the movie looks like."” ThinkingWorldLooksBookEasyNovelOffersStudiosComicComic BookGraphicScreenwritersGraphic Novels Author:Ryan Reynolds
“I always loved comic books and I'm still a great fan of the graphic novel.” StillsBookNovelFansComicComic BookGraphicGraphic NovelsGreat Fans Author:Walter Hill