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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. "

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" 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. "

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" 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. "

" 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. "

Cullen Bunn

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Past

" The goal is to write a story that you're proud of and hope the fans like it as well. "

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

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Influences

" 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. "

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

" I sent in tons of submissions and proposals, and I collected my share of form rejection letters. Eventually, I found myself working at a comic book shop, where I met my future collaborator Brian Hurtt. "

" My first short story sale was to a magazine that sat on the story forever... and never did publish it. "

" 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. "

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

" 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 kind of hate over-explanation in comics. "

" I've been writing stories, in one form or another, since I was a kid. "

" 'Magneto' is a tragic figure. He is a man who has stared right into the face of ultimate evil... and he was broken into pieces by what he saw. When he healed, he healed stronger, but he also never fully recovered. "

" You want fans to connect to the book, even movie fans. But if your sole purpose is to write towards a certain kind of fan, that way leads madness. "

" I figure if someone calls something a 'Draugr,' people can figure out that it's a monster or some sort of mythic creature, and if they want to know more, there's plenty of information out there about those mythic creatures. "

" 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. "

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

" Deadpool's' probably pretty proud of his comic book hero physique. "

" I don't want to be a slave to nostalgia. "

" 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. "

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

" 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.' "

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

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "