Lee Bermejo Quotes

#1. I think that comics can do things movies can't and vice versa. In my opinion, you only expose their weaknesses if you try too hard at making one exactly like the other.

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#2. I just like a dirty, crumbling city. The Gotham I imagine is enticing and horrifying at the same time.

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#3. I'm definitely not a monthly guy. Probably never will be. I'm simply in awe of the guys who do monthly books well ... hell, in awe of people who do monthlies period.

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#4. I've wanted to write ever since I've gotten into comics. I wrote little things for myself when I was doing mini-comics and things, before becoming a professional. But I just figure at some point or another, I've got to make the leap. I just have to do it.

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#5. As much as I enjoy seeing other guys do the superhero approach to the Batman universe, personally my own vision falls a bit left of center.

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#6. Who doesn't want to draw Batman or Superman? Everyone would like to be able to draw them. I've been really lucky when it comes to the characters that I get to illustrate.

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#7. Since I'm so slow, I have to be fairly choosy about the projects I take on, and it can't be something that I'm only 'sort of' into. I knew that 'The Stand' would be an amazing challenge every month that would be a blast to illustrate.

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#8. Generally, when it comes to covers, I try and add elements that may not take your immediate attention but really become important the more you look at them.

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#9. I do feel like 'The Dark Knight' is a great film, but that Batman in there? He's almost like Robocop to me. He's almost robotic looking; he's got this surgical approach to everything ... He's almost not human. That's supposed to be his whole point: he's supposed to be the most human of superheroes.

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