What amazes me is how far some people will go to justify their behavior to themselves, just to preserve that self-perception.
How many writers in history have ever been as famous as Stephen King? He casts an awfully long shadow.
Not to make him blush, but any story illustrated by Mike Mignola does things that prose alone can't accomplish. The illustrations create mood and atmosphere, drawing the reader more deeply into the story than words could do on their own.
Some novel lovers have no interest in comics, and some comics fans would never take the time to read a novel.
The only way to conduct an effective collaboration is to debate the things upon which you disagree. If one doesn't manage to bring the other around to his point of view, then whichever collaborator feels the most passionate about the thing being debated ought to get his way.
...she yanked open her shoulder bag and pulled out a stake. Boy Scouts and vampire slayers should always be prepared.Collection: Boys
I find it most remarkable that we who are so intimately involved in the battle between good and evil are even more involved with the shades of gray in between them.Collection: Evil
To die for others is the highest purpose a person may achieve.Collection: Purpose
Not to make him blush, but any story illustrated by Mike Mignola does things that prose alone cant accomplish. The illustrations create mood and atmosphere, drawing the reader more deeply into the story than words could do on their own.Collection: Illustration
Sons of Anarchy has the perfect combination of character and action.Collection: Character
Xander Harris: Hair. Red. Red is good. Fire engines are red. Porsche's are red.Collection: Fire
What is it with you and the Wizard of Oz references? Zombies and werewolves and vamps, oh my. Zombies and werewolves and...Collection: Zombie
Even if you've sworn to yourself never to read vampire fiction again, do yourself the favor of reading Motherless Child. Glen Hirshberg has crafted a compelling, heartbreaking thriller full of character, grit, and sorrow. BravoCollection: Children