Len Wein
Cartoonist
1948-06-12
Quotes by Len Wein
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I was a very sickly kid. While I was in the hospital at age 7, my Dad brought me a stack of comic books to keep me occupied. I was hooked.
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I try to find what makes even the worst, most despicable character sympathetic at his or her core.
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You can read a dozen different textbooks or how-to manuals that will tell you the basic rules of what makes a story - a beginning, a middle, and an end.
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A true friend is someone who is there for you when he'd rather be anywhere else.
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The most unrealistic thing I've ever read in comics is when some group of characters calls themselves the Brotherhood of Evil or the Masters of Evil. I don't believe any character believes their goals to be truly evil.
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What makes a story is how well it manages to connect with the reader, the visceral effect it has.
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I try not to violate what came before me and to leave lots of wiggle room for those who will follow.
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