I'd like to have had a bigger piece of Thanos than I do, but when the first 'Avengers' movie came out, Marvel and I - we renegotiated some things, so I get a taste out of this thing. I'm not becoming the next Bill Gates, but I'm getting a little something out of it.

Jim Starlin

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You'll find my power comes from within.... and is a force to be reckoned with.

Jim Starlin

force

Obviously my best strategy is to wait, listen, and learn.

Jim Starlin

strategy waiting

I always claimed I became the Batman to fight crime. That was a lie. I did it to overcome the fear.

Jim Starlin

fighting overcoming lying

The Universe will now be set right. Made over to fit my unique view of what should be. Let Nihilism reign supreme!

Jim Starlin

unique views nihilism

There are forces at work you do not perceive. I weave a delicate strategy which rash actions could rend. Patience , please.

Jim Starlin

strategy force action

As big as an elephant is, a whale is still larger. Everything's relative. Even gods have their spot on the food chain.

Jim Starlin

whales elephants bigs

I'm a firm believer that in-depth subjects can be better handled in a fantasy setting. ... Let's face it, traveling to some far off land is a terrific way to break the mold, to do something different. Isn't that why we go on vacations?

Jim Starlin

vacation mold land

When I was a kid, there was this neighborhood beer and wine store that sold old comics for a nickel a piece. I'd load up on old books whenever we went on vacation. Yeah, I have a lot of fond memories of riding in the back of the ol' station wagon and reading 'Mystery in Space' and 'Strange Adventures' as we headed up to Torch Lake.

Jim Starlin

riding space beer memories

The founding fathers of the U.S. were right when they erected that wall between church and state.

Jim Starlin

right church-and-state wall church

I was just as crazy as everybody else post-Watergate, post-Vietnam.

Jim Starlin

everybody-else just everybody crazy

If you look closely, you'll see that Marvel basically has three Thanoses. There is the 1970s Thanos appearing in the movies. This is before he got the Infinity Gauntlet. Then there are the Thanos stories I'm telling. And finally, there is the Thanos that appears in the mainstream Marvel stories.

Jim Starlin

movies see look you

Life itself is inspiration.

Jim Starlin

itself inspiration life

I had worked on Thanos, created him back even before I started working at Marvel.

Jim Starlin

started working him back

I didn't like characters that were one- or two-dimensional. I liked a guy to have a lot of different levels to him and layers, and I think I pretty well succeeded with Thanos.

Jim Starlin

pretty like think different

Thanos was the first character I ever created professionally. He's always been the baby I return to whenever I work with Marvel.

Jim Starlin

always work baby character

I consider 'Dreadstar' to be an extension of my family, so it took me a while to feel comfortable letting anyone else take care of this project.

Jim Starlin

feel me family care

It has taken some time, but I know I've put my trust in the right team, and I'm excited to collaborate with Universal Cable Productions and Benderspink to bring 'Dreadstar''s unique brand of chaos to television.

Jim Starlin

trust team unique time

My father worked in Chrysler's drafting department and used to bring home tracing paper, No. 2 pencils, and masking tape from the office. With these, I used to trace off drawings from the 'Superman' and 'Batman' comics and put them up on my bedroom walls.

Jim Starlin

bedroom office home father

When I started writing 'Batman,' I lobbied heavily to get rid of Robin - or at least not use him in the stories I wrote. Fighting crime with a teenager dressed in primary colors while you're sporting a gray-and-black outfit always struck me as child endangerment, if not abuse.

Jim Starlin

child colors me you

Most of my work is science fiction, with many a spaceship but few cars.

Jim Starlin

many science-fiction work science