'Human Target' was probably one of the best projects I ever worked on - that and 'Dr.Thirteen.' I just appreciated how smart Peter Milligan's writing is. It was smart and entertaining. Cliff Chiang More Quotes by Cliff Chiang More Quotes From Cliff Chiang Paul Smith's artwork was so elegant and so graphic, so I think that's always had a strong effect on me, especially starting out. Cliff Chiang think me always strong I'm always changing my style. Cliff Chiang changing always style Each book requires a different look. Sometimes I get to take a personal direction that's appropriate for the story. I try to push things within a range. Some are rougher, some more expressionistic, some are slicker graphically and call for a prettier drawing style that I can do. Some have a more classical vibe, and some are in between. Cliff Chiang look style drawing sometimes I don't like to be pigeon-holed. Cliff Chiang pigeon-holed like Really, subtlety is what is really important to me and my work. Cliff Chiang really me important work 'Paper Girls' in 1900 would be really cool. The girls could ride those old bicycles with the giant front wheel! Cliff Chiang wheel old ride cool If the reader doesn't care or relate to the characters, all that visual spectacle is pretty but feels empty. Cliff Chiang pretty visual empty care I feel like we're always learning about ourselves, but at twelve, you're learning big things that shape your identity. Cliff Chiang feel you learning identity Everybody has said or done the wrong thing and regretted it later, but at the time, you really couldn't help it! As you get older, you're more guarded, but that's a really tough process of learning, to be brutally honest, about some things and keeping your mouth shut about others. Cliff Chiang you tough learning time I've always preferred comics that really rely on visual storytelling. It's what makes comics special. Otherwise, you're better off reading a novel. Cliff Chiang better you reading special Wonder Woman feels like she's been put on a pedestal for so long, and it's hard to write that character because they're perfect and they can't do anything wrong. Cliff Chiang woman perfect character long Ditko isn't a direct influence, but I really admire his work and how his personality always comes through the drawing. There's a honest and quirky humanity to it, and you always feel the artist behind the comic. That's really rare. Cliff Chiang you personality humanity work What impresses me the most about DC characters is how long a lot of them have been around. Cliff Chiang about how me long The New Gods really need to be larger than life. There's an operatic quality to them, and they need to be handled pretty carefully, or else you'll go too far and be almost like a caricature. Cliff Chiang new you quality life There is a tendency for the New Gods to work best as guest stars. Cliff Chiang new best stars work You want, whenever you're telling a story, to have a certain amount of range, and you want to be able to take the audience on that ride with you. Cliff Chiang ride story you want One of the funny things about Wonder Woman is that everybody does love her. She does win everybody over at some point. Cliff Chiang woman win love funny The '80s were a really different time for kids. Technology has changed so much of how we stay in touch and keep tabs on people. Back then, as a kid, you could really just do whatever you wanted until your parents got home. Cliff Chiang you technology home time I guess you could blame it on being raised by comics and television, but I've always loved robots in any shape or size. Cliff Chiang loved you blame television