Work changes over time, as you change and the world changes. Peter Milligan More Quotes by Peter Milligan More Quotes From Peter Milligan I think Hellblazer is quite unique. In a comic world dominated by American characters (nothing wrong with that per se) Constantine was unashamedly British. A certain kind of miserablist British Peter Milligan unique character thinking When you're alive and everything is going fine, why talk about things? Talking's for later, when talking's all there is that's left. Peter Milligan fine alive talking The American Scream is the personification of the plague of madness sweeping the states. Only he's real Peter Milligan scream madness real It's always a long goddamn story. Every time you ask anyone anything really important, it's a long story. Peter Milligan important stories long Whatever I think, whatever I try to do, life might just turn around and... and hitch up its pants and throw me a twenty-dollar bill. Peter Milligan twenties trying thinking Sometimes I think that if I wasn't crazy... I'd go crazy. Peter Milligan crazy sometimes thinking I'm not mad. I'm a writer. Peter Milligan mad All we have, all we are, are clichés. Peter Milligan Morality is a luxury we can't afford out here. There's no right or wrong, just survival or death. Peter Milligan luxury morality survival Even when I'm about to die I like to sound interesting and special. It was just talk. Peter Milligan special sound interesting The first 'Bad Company' was a kind of reaction to the Vietnam war - or at least a reaction to how Vietnam had entered the cultural life through films and books. Peter Milligan bad company war life One thing we never did with 'Bad Company' was talk down to our reader. And we certainly don't do that with the new story, 'Bad Company, First Casualties.' Peter Milligan down new never bad 'The Names' is a story about a woman who might feel that she's in a kind of maze. She's unable to find her way forward or out because she can't see the whole picture. Peter Milligan picture woman feel way There are some characters in 'The Names' who are very much heroes and others who can only be called villains. But generally, as we get to know them, we see most of the characters are, or at least become, quite nuanced. Peter Milligan heroes some see know 'The Names' is planned as a nine-part series. I have a kind of road map: I know the final scene of episode nine. But as to exactly how we get there, what detours or horrible accidents we might have to pass through, I like to keep that a little fluid. Peter Milligan road like know accidents What 'Flashpoint' does is examine the inherent inconsistencies in Shade's past and attempt to explain it and give it some logic. Peter Milligan explain some logic past For DC, I'm working on the new 'Red Lanterns' and 'JLA Dark.' Both of these are very different books, which is great for me. I've heard 'JLA Dark' described as a team of people with supernatural powers - but that's only half the story. Peter Milligan great me red people 'Red Lanterns' is obviously about rage, but more it's about how rage affects people - alien and human. I'll be getting into the characters of some of those insane Red Lanterns whom we've generally only seen spitting vomit in the background. Peter Milligan alien some red people Any team that has Shade as their leader is bound to have a pretty directionless quality. But when Cyborg asks Shade to gather the Secret Seven together and help him stop the war between Wonder Woman and Aquaman, Shade agrees - albeit reluctantly. Peter Milligan woman quality together war I'm working on a new creator-owned series for Vertigo called 'The Discipline.' Peter Milligan working new vertigo discipline
