Len Wein

When someone writes to tell me something I've written made them laugh or cry, I've done my job and done it well. The rest is all semantics.

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.

These days, it seems that if you're not already in place, you can't get there from here.

I've always thought of myself as an organic writer, rather than a cerebral one. I feel my way along as I go, hoping I'll get to the place I intend to reach.

Art is always in the eyes of the beholder. Only posterity has the right to point out our mistakes.

I think there's something inherently dishonest in trying to go back and mess with the past.

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.

People who were more concerned with themselves and looking good to their readers then they were with the characters sacrificed a series for the sake of a story.

It's all about who's where on the food chain. When I'm the story editor, I expect my writers to follow my vision. When I'm working for another editor, I'm obliged to follow their vision.

What makes a story is how well it manages to connect with the reader, the visceral effect it has.

Sometimes you're not even sure which of your stories were failures. There are things I've written that I thought were complete catastrophes when I finished with them that have gone on to generate some of my most positive feedback.

It all depends on which side of the desk you're sitting on.