The first big long-form work I did in comics was 'Scalped' for Vertigo, which ran for 60 issues. Jason Aaron More Quotes by Jason Aaron More Quotes From Jason Aaron This is not She-Thor. This is not Lady Thor. This is not Thorita. This is THOR. This is the THOR of the Marvel Universe. But it’s unlike any Thor we’ve ever seen before. Jason Aaron universe Chaykin at his ballsiest and most dynamic. This is how the Shadow should be done. Jason Aaron shadow done should If you’re a long-time Thor fan you know there’s kind of a tradition from time to time of somebody else picking up that hammer. Beta Ray Bill was a horse-faced alien guy who picked up the hammer. At one point Thor was a frog. So I think if we can accept Thor as a frog and a horse-faced alien, we should be able to accept a woman being able to pick up that hammer and wield it for a while, which surprisingly we’ve never really seen before. Jason Aaron horse long thinking I think if we can accept Thor as a frog and a horse-faced alien, we should be able to accept a woman being able to pick up that hammer and wield it for a while. Jason Aaron hammers horse thinking 'Ghost Rider' definitely has an appeal that's far beyond comics. Jason Aaron beyond rider far ghost If you liked my 'Ghost Rider' run, you're going to love what they're doing in 'Punisher.' Jason Aaron rider doing you love While the whole 'God Butcher Saga' had elements of fantasy, sci-fi and horror all mixed together, 'The Accursed' is very much high-fantasy. Right out of the gate, we've got elves, talk of fantastic worlds, strange creatures, Malekith riding a flying tiger, as well as more dwarves, giants, trolls and elves than you can possibly count. Jason Aaron you riding god together I just typed up three, four paragraphs of an idea and dropped it in a box at the Chicago Comic Con in the summer of 2000, I guess, or 2001 - I forget. I just dropped it on a stack of a giant pile of dozens of other entries. Months later, I was thrilled to get a call from a Marvel editor while I was working my crappy day-job. Jason Aaron just three summer forget Thankfully, I have a job where it does not matter in the least what I look like. Jason Aaron job like look matter An important part of any good mystery story like 'Original Sin' is that it's not just a game of 'Clue' with surprise after surprise after surprise, but the goal is to tell a story in the midst of that. Even once you know the solution to the mysteries, it's far from the whole story. Jason Aaron game good you mystery I always liked the idea that Thor was the god who'd wake up every day and look at that hammer and not know whether he was going to pick it up. Only the worthy can lift the hammer of Thor, and I love the idea of a god who was always questioning his own worthiness. Jason Aaron day look god love Anyone who's been reading my stuff can see that there's a lot of tracks being laid for future stories. Jason Aaron being see future reading It begins with the kind of story the writers want to tell. We never sit around in those retreats and say, 'We really need to make a change. Let's change this character.' Or throw a dart at the wall and see what hits. It all begins with story. Jason Aaron story never change character You're always trying to do something that, on one hand, honors all those stories, that is still in some way the same character that Stan Lee and Jack Kirby were doing back in the sixties. But, at the same time, you want to be able to tell new stories and not just rehash what's come before. Jason Aaron you time character way As a kid, I was definitely a DC guy. I started reading big time in the '80s at the height of the Wolfman/Perez 'New Teen Titans.' That was definitely the book that hooked me. Jason Aaron me reading time book I love working at Marvel, but it was definitely DC that got me hooked as a reader. Jason Aaron got working me love I just remember how cool and exciting and crazy it seemed when Marvel was giving this new 'Ultimate Spider-Man' title to this crime writer Brian Michael Bendis who had never really done any superhero stuff before. Jason Aaron new cool crazy remember Are you kidding? They had me at 'Star Wars.' The kid inside me would've clawed his way out and strangled me if I'd turned this job down. Jason Aaron job me you way Yes, you know Luke Skywalker isn't going to die in issue #3. But that doesn't mean you've seen every Luke Skywalker story there is to tell. Jason Aaron die story know you There's a high level of communication between all of us at Marvel, and between Marvel and Lucasfilm. Jason Aaron us level high communication
