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" I see Jughead as being generally this really rational dude, this anchor of sensibility in a world of boy/girl-crazy friends. "
Ryan North
Dude
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" I'd hate to be writing 'Adventure Time' comics and not be excited about it. "
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" When I graduated, I sort of went from school to being a cartoonist, and I couldn't draw. "
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" I believe good writing can save bad art. "
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" I am a big proponent of the pal-centric lifestyle. "
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" I think the best villains are ones that you can look at and say, 'Yeah, he's obviously going about this the wrong way or going too far or whatever, but I can see where he's coming from.' Magneto's a great example of that, and the reason he and Charles Xavier can have such great conversations is that they can both make some good points. "
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" I've never written a novel before, and part of the reason I haven't is I was worried about getting 50,000 words into a book and realizing I'd made a mistake on word three that would mean throwing everything out. "
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" It's actually deeply satisfying to write a story out in full. "
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" This is why it's hard to talk about winning awards. You can't do it without sounding like a tool. "
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" The nice thing with Shakespeare from a modern point of view is that a lot of stuff that was tragic for him can read as comic for us. "
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" Yes, I've won prizes for putting words on a computer. "
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Won
" For me personally, I get to be a cartoonist, because my comic would never survive in print. Maybe one in 100 people would like it, but online, I can gather that one percent all in one place. "
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" You care a lot about these stories you're writing, and you hope that someone else will care, too. "
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" I read all these Marvel wikis, and there are characters that just stand out to you, and you think, 'How is this character not being used? This is crazy.' "
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" There's tons of people doing awesome things with comics online - I'm just one dude! "
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Things
Doing
" The great thing about online comics is that this happens naturally, even if you don't advertise. "
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" I think with most things online, if you treat your audience like friends instead of like Impressions and Clickthrough Percentages and Returns On Investment, then you're off to a great start. "
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" The first mp3 I downloaded, which I guess was illegal, was a symphonic rendering of the Super Mario Brothers 1-1 theme song. It was great. I was like, 'This is blowing MIDI files out of the water. This is the future, right here.' "
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Right
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" As all C.S. students know, first year is super easy, but second year is when things get harder. At least that's how it was in my experience. And I didn't have to save the planet between classes either. Instead, I went home and studied quietly. I was a party animal. "
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" There are so many ways to make a book or comic, but most involve doing something online. "
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" It's good to have hobbies. "
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Hobbies
" The fun thing about writing a book with multiple paths and multiple endings is you really get to explore the characters and figure out their different fates. "
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" I've always found it funny when people call 'Romeo and Juliet' 'the greatest love story ever told' because - man - it does not work out well for those kids, you know? I'd like to think the greatest love story ever told would at least let them be together for more than a few hours. "
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" Being online works really well for any creative work, but especially comics. "
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" 'Adventure Time' tells stories where anything can happen, but what happens is. It stars Finn, a boy who fights evil, and Jake, a dog with stretchy powers. Both of them can talk. "
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" Everything I write should have lasers. That's my #1 rule. "
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" I do actually do good work! And it's hard! And I'm worth it! "
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" I spent age 6-12 basically thinking about 'Back to the Future' all the time, so I think it's probably had a pretty huge influence on me and the way I think and write. "
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" The funny thing with Ophelia is that I remembered her being this really cool, awesome female character when I read 'Hamlet' in high school, and when I went back and read it, no, she's not. "
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