Dave Gibbons Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“I think the problem with the term graphic novel is it sounds pompous, it sounds pretentious, whereas on the continent, they call it an album, which to me sounds, it's got more much of a connotation of a kind of a music single and an album collection.”

“You eventually come to the conclusion that there's only so much you can do with these established characters, and you start wondering who among us will be the one to create the next 'Superman' or 'Batman' or 'James Bond' or next 'Lone Ranger.'”

“Comics are a particularly esoteric field where you really learn how to do it, by doing it or by learning from other practitioners.”

“Comics is all about making it believable and helping people to get completely lost in a fictional world.”

“I really like it when you can step outside of what's come before and find a surprise for the reader and find a surprise for yourself.”

“If you want to draw comics, you really have to love to draw, as you will be spending many hours sitting down with a pencil or pen in your hand.”

“If you're using a computer as an artist and expressing your personal vision, I think your personal vision comes through.”

“One of the attractions for me of having 'Watchmen' made into the first Motion Comic was just that - it was breaking new ground.”

“There's a thing with genre movies and science fiction movies that number two is the charmed; two seems to be the best. I loved 'Terminator 2.'”

“I always start drawing any job by planning out to some degree the locales and trying to nail the characters. If they're existing characters, I'll draw them several times on rough paper just to get a feeling for them. The ideal when you're drawing a comic is to have everything in your head, not to have to refer to notes.”