He also ushered in a slew of unique, very personal and eclectic characters for DC such as the Question, Blue Beetle, Hawk and Dove and more, polite and unassuming -- he never sought attention or the limelight but in many ways represented the hidden hero he saw in all of us. #RIPsteveditko.

Jim Lee

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One of the most difficult things for any artist to do is create a world that looks both completely alien yet real and possible.

artist real looks

As an artist, as I design and lay out a page, the less-important things, things I want you to spend less time looking at, I draw them very small, maybe even silhouette them. The more-important pivotal scenes, I draw them larger, maybe even a double-page spread.

design important artist

I'm really trying to focus on the storytelling, more so than ever before I think, partly because it makes for easier pages.

focus trying thinking

Creating and producing creative work, to me those are all happy a... by Jim Lee

Creating and producing creative work, to me those are all happy accidents.

happy-accidents creating creative

Al Plastino helped redefine Superman in the 1950s. His work on Supermans Girlfriend, Lois Lane, Adventure Comics and pretty much any title in the Superman family will be fondly remembered for years to come. He will be missed.

girlfriend adventure years

I have a tendency to do the epic kind of long shot and put in everything that you need to know. And that's by design; that's the kind of approach I take to it.

design epic long

Lois pursues the truth no matter what sort of adversity faces her. I think Superman sees that, and it's the same moral compass that he has from the Kents.

adversity matter thinking

I really want to try to explore the characters from angles you've never seen and keep them classic and iconic.

want trying character

Not everyone reads comics, although most people know the major superheroes, but the majority of people play video games.

games play people

There's also a lot of punch you get from doing an extreme closeup and have it just be that image with nothing around it. There's a clarity and precision and impact there that you sometimes lose if you put everything else in that background.

clarity impact sometimes

[Superman and Lois are] kindred spirits, and they always choose t... by Jim Lee

[Superman and Lois are] kindred spirits, and they always choose to do the right thing.

kindred-spirit kindred spirit

There was something special and unique about the love triangle that existed between Clark Kent, Superman and Lois Lane.

triangles unique special

No true fan wants to go to Comic-Con and get assaulted with a marketing blitz about just any old show.

marketing fans want

I rarely draw myself, in general, and if I do, I tend to do little cute manga-esque, almost bite-sized drawings of myself.

drawing littles cute

Alasdair Fraser's Culburnie Records has quietly become one of the... by Jim Lee

Alasdair Fraser's Culburnie Records has quietly become one of the best Celtic music labels today.

records labels today

There was a real sophistication and elegance to (Batman: The Animated Series). It certainly appealed to kids but had a depth that really made it fascinating and interesting to watch for adult fans. I think visually, it was stylistically stunning.

real kids thinking

One of the key characteristics of the comic book medium is that it is not brought to life by just one voice.

key voice life book

The downside to becoming a doctor, I think, is it's a very long process; four years of medical school, three years of internship, two years of residency, umpteen years of specialization, and then finally you get to be what you have trained almost all your life for.

doctor you medical life

As a gamer, I like to go up and look at people's faces and see ho... by Jim Lee

As a gamer, I like to go up and look at people's faces and see how good of a job they did.

job good look people

When you have a Green Lantern mixing with a foil like Batman, you get scenes that are comic-book history. There's the epicness of it all.

like you green history