“If you read the whole Vertigo 'Animal Man' series of 89 issues or whatever, each writer has a completely different take on his origin. If you try to put them all together, they contradict one another. I had to pick and choose to make up a new origin that makes sense to new readers.”

Canadian comic book writer, artist, cartoonist, and television producer

Jeff Lemire is a Canadian comic book writer, artist, cartoonist, and television producer. He is known for acclaimed graphic novels and for work across major publishers in American comics. His best-known titles include the Essex County Trilogy, Sweet Tooth, and The Nobody. He has also written for Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, Image Comics, and Valiant, with series such as All-New Hawkeye, Extraordinary X-Men, Moon Knight, Old Man Logan, Superboy, Animal Man, Justice League Dark, Green Arrow, Absolute Flash, Black Hammer, Mazebook, Descender, Gideon Falls, and Bloodshot Reborn.