Duane Swierczynski
I read like fiends smoke crackCollection: Cracks
I love seeing guys on the worst possible day and watching them scramble.Collection: Guy
The noir universe hates do-gooders so it tries to pound them and punish them.Collection: Hate
I think managing pain with narcotics could be a useful skill. Hiding your true self from you co-workers, which is totally true. Exacting justice when it needs to be dealt.Collection: Pain
Novels are a marathon, while comic scripts are a sprint.Collection: Scripts
With novels, you're sitting at a desk, alone, going slightly crazy, for anywhere from six months to a year with zero feedback.Collection: Zero
Comic scripts are full-on collaborations, not only with your artist, but your editors and colorists and letterers and PR folks, etc. Writing comics reminds me of my days as a journalist, working on a staff of fun, smart people.Collection: Fun
Writing novels reminds me of being an awkward 15-year-old typing on a Commodore 64 in his bedroom, trying to be the next Stephen King.Collection: Kings