George Perez

“Because several 'Titans' characters have been used in video games, I've got royalty checks for six figures. And I had no knowledge of this until I opened the mailbox, because I don't follow the video game world!”

“There was a time when I was 23 years old that I thought my career was over because I couldn't move my hand. It turned out it was just a pinched nerve.”

“Pretty much all I ever expected out of comics was page rate. You could make money doing sketches at conventions, and that could supplement your income. But page rate and some supplement, maybe, was all I ever expected.”

“I think one of the problems that comics has in dealing with superheroines is that they try to hard to make them superheroes. All they're doing is the same thing that men do. Just the idea that they're no different than men, except in how they look, always seemed a bit off to me.”

“I find that using real people as models keeps me from getting too formulaic in the designs of characters.”

“While I've been well-known for trying to keep my fictional characters individual in their looks, it's an even greater challenge not only to make them individual but also identifiable.”

“There are artists who make their living now going to conventions... because now you can.”

“Quite honestly, one of the unavoidable considerations in going exclusive with any company is being put on a company's medical insurance program.”

“No one will be hurt if I don't come to conventions.”

“To tell you the truth, while I do enjoy the grand-scale elements, it's the personal scenes, the character moments that I really find satisfying. That's where I get to delve into the characters' minds and hearts. That's where they become living, breathing beings to me.”

“Moonlight is my theater group. They are my home. I feel greatly appreciated there. That type of satisfaction, money can't buy.”

“I'm often forced to draw a lot of tiny panels due to the limited number of pages and the complexity of the story.”

“Writing and drawing comics for the sheer joy of it - that's true bliss.”

“I've had a great run and have been blessed not only with a great career, but also, thanks to all of you nice people buying video games, t-shirts, action figures, collected editions - and watching all those movies and TV shows - my royalty income allows me financial security for life.”

“Fans are hungry for original artwork.”

“Wonder Woman is most definitely a feminist, or a humanist, in no uncertain terms. Her prime goal in life is to teach peaceful coexistence and equality.”

“I can earn more in a single weekend of convetioneering than I would in an entire month drawing comics. And I get a pretty high rate drawing comics.”

“I always rate a convention by the lack of blisters from twiddling my thumbs.”

“One thing I'm particularly proud of is that a convention will usually ask me back for the next year, after I've only been at the show for a day or two, because of my rapport with the fans.”

“When I did 'Wonder Woman,' I was especially proud that I had both a very large straight female and gay male following.”