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" I think Vikings have always been popular, haven't they? I remember being a kid and being in second grade reading a book about this Viking warrior. "

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" There are plenty of characters I'd love to write. Swamp Thing, Etrigan the Demon, Man-Thing, Howard the Duck, Dr. Strange, Dr. Druid, Ghost Rider, the Micronauts, the Shogun Warriors... the list goes on and on. "

" I always liked 'Green Lantern,' but I wasn't necessarily a diehard fan. I read stories here and there when I came across them. "

" I've been exposed to a ton of 'Magneto' stories over the years, and they all influence me. "

" I think 'Magneto' is definitely an anti-hero. He's fighting for the right thing, but his methods are far too extreme. He's not above breaking the law, stretching the limits of what is moral and putting evil to work for good. "

" I've always liked telling stories. That probably came from my dad, who definitely had the gift of gab and who wove a kind of personal folklore about his youth - stories full of adventure and ghosts and wild antics. "

" Writing 'Magneto' as part of a team took a little getting used to. "

" Aside for the dream of writing the core X-Men team, I think I would love to write an Excalibur book. "

" It's pretty simple, really: I love the X-Men. They were my favorite heroes when I was a kid. My dad and I collected X-Men comics together, and I know it would have made him proud to see me writing 'Uncanny X-Men.' "

" There was a time, as a young comic book reader, that I would have proclaimed 'Deadworld' my favorite series. "

" When I was younger, my goal in life was to work in special FX makeup. Liquid latex and fake blood! That was the dream! "

" I always wanted to tell stories. Well, at least, I always came back to the notion of storytelling when the glitz and glamour of being a special effects designer or a fighter pilot or a DEA agent wore off. "

" If you go out in the country, spend a lot of time on decaying farms, and you see a lot of crumbling tobacco farms, and wandering the woods, there's something beneath the surface; there's something older... more sinister. "

" I've been really lucky to work with some of the best writers in the business. "

" Horror used to be one thing, and I think that's starting to broaden - there can have subgenres, and other things can be going on in a horror story. In comics, you'll never get the 'Boo' effect in a comic; you can go for mood, atmosphere and personal tragedy to build the horror elements and sense of dread. "

" If I had my way, I'd love to see 'Wolverine' in a cosmic adventure all by his lonesome. "

" I kind of hate over-explanation in comics. "

" There are a lot of stories I remember with 'Wolverine.' 'Days of Future Past' is one that jumps out in my mind. "

" I definitely have a preference for writing anti-heroes and bad guys, especially when they have motivations that the average 'good' person can understand and get behind. "

" Reilly Brown is a master of balancing action, humor, and extreme violence, and his character designs for some of the alien races and technology that we encounter is just amazing. "

" I loved 'Lobo' in the '90s, but I think that character is hard to connect with, especially for new readers. "

" I wholeheartedly believe that super heroes can play in virtually any storytelling genre. "

" On some level, every story draws something from life experiences. Most of the time, it's just a matter of me pulling bits and pieces of my own past to help give characters or settings a little more life. "

" Writing 'Deadpool' can be a lot of fun. When I first started working with the character, I wasn't sure I'd like him. I quickly realized, though, that a writer can do pretty much anything with him - comedic stories, serious stories, completely nonsensical stories. "

" When I first started submitting my work professionally - and we're talking years and years ago - I had no patience for editorial response times. I hated waiting to hear back from people, hated waiting to see my work in print. "

" In times of crisis, different people react in different ways. Some might try to escape. Others might attempt to batten down the hatches and ride out the storm in a safe haven. "

" My hope is that each of the villains I write will have his or her own motivation that readers can understand, whether they agree or disagree. "

" Skipp and Spector's 'Books of the Dead' were huge influences on me as a writer. "

" I've loved comics since I was very young, and I've always liked telling stories. "

" I had a job right out of college writing for a small newspaper called 'The Unterrified Democrat.' Ghastly, ghastly job. "

" The great thing about writing 'Deadpool' is that he can demolish expectations and typical comic book conventions with monster truck force. There are few other characters who can transition so easily from one type of story to the next. "