I try not to violate what came before me and to leave lots of wiggle room for those who will follow. Len Wein More Quotes by Len Wein More Quotes From Len Wein I was a very sickly kid. While I was in the hospital at age seven, my Dad brought me a stack of comic books to keep me occupied. And I was hooked. When my eighth grade art teacher, Mr. Smedley, told me he thought I had actual art talent, I decided to devote all my efforts in that direction in the hope that I might someday get into the comics biz. I became an art major, took every art class my school had to offer. In college, I majored in Advertising Art and Design. Len Wein dadteacherart Were there stories I wrote along the way that were terrible clinkers? God, yes. But they were all a product of their time, and I did the best I could. Len Wein lensesstoriesway I realized the only thing I owed my audience was my own judgment and my own best effort. Len Wein best-effortlensesjudgment The villain is always more entertaining because he has fewer limitations. The hero is bound by honor, by justice and by the law, sometimes. Len Wein herolawjustice You can read a dozen different textbooks or how-to manuals that will tell you the basic rules of what makes a story - a beginning, a middle, and an end. Len Wein lensestextbooksdifferent I had never really thought of myself as a writer; any writing I had done was just to give myself something to draw. Len Wein lensesgiving-upwriting I think every time you take a female character, a black character, a Hispanic character, a gay character, and make that the point of the character, you are minimalizing the character. Len Wein gaycharacterthinking I became an art major, took every art class my school had to offer. In college, I majored in Advertising Art and Design. Len Wein collegeartschool
