Brian K. Vaughan
Brian K. Vaughan
Brian K. Vaughanis an American comic book and television writer, best known for the comic book series Y: The Last Man, Ex Machina, Runaways, Pride of Baghdad, and Saga...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionWriter
CountryUnited States of America
loyalty firsts
Comics brought me to the dance. It'll always be my first loyalty.
mean past people
Some people are haunted by their pasts, but not my family. I mean, how can you be haunted by something that never really dies?
mother father kids
Once upon a time, each of us was somebody's kid. Everyone had a father, even if he never provided anything more than his seed. Everyone had a mother, even if she had to leave us on a stranger's doorstep. No matter how we're eventually raised, all of our stories begin the exact same way. They all end the same, too.
white looks fiction
I realized that for fantasy and science fiction, especially from my youth, white was the default. Luke Skywalker was in the lead, or even if you were a hobbit, you're going to be white. That was an extremely old-fashioned, obviously really narrow-minded way to look at things.
years ideas hollywood
After ten years of toiling away in Hollywood, I realized that there's no better place for new ideas than comics.
confused writing self
I start with something that makes me angry or confused, and then I write about it. It's a form of self-help.
writing superhero leader
After 9/11, I knew I wanted to write about power and identity and the way Americans on all sides of the political spectrum often mythologize our leaders, which are themes that the superhero genre has always handled really well.
writing trying why-not
Immigration confuses and terrifies me, so why not try to write a comic and make some sense of it?
matter partnership ifs
Doesn't matter if it's personal or professional, a good partnership takes work.
suicide new-york mean
I mean, do you know what you get when you call a suicide hotline in New York city? A busy signal. Literally.
luxury pages six
In film, you have the luxury of accomplishing what you need in 24 frames every second. Comics, you only have five or six panels a page to do that.
live-life littles pages
I'm really happiest living life 22 pages at a time and putting things in little boxes on pages.
mom powerful influence
I grew up with a sister I was very close with and a mom who was a powerful influence on my life. I was always close with women.
art children book
There are only three forms of high art: the symphony, the illustrated children's book and the board game.