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
people honor world
I've been fortunate enough to travel to comic conventions in Portugal, France, Canada, and it's an honor to get to meet people from all over the world.
school opposites imagination
I sort of jumped out of movies and into the lifeboat of comics. I loved it right away. It was the opposite of film school. Whatever was in my imagination could end up in the finished product. There were just no limitations.
inspiration wife ruth
The biggest inspiration for everything I do is, of course, my wife, playwright Ruth McKee.
moon thinking space
My parents grew up during the space race, and I think they imagined the future would be us living on moon bases and everyone has rocket shoes.
book people support
I've never gotten anything but support and thanks from people for having diverse books.
life-is loses
Life is mostly just learning how to lose.
childhood warp
But nothing warps time quite like childhood
stars war fiction-stories
Fantasy/science-fiction stories have been around almost as long as each genre, but every hybrid now lives in the shadow of 'Star Wars.'
yeah terror
Yeah, that's right. Flee in terror, bitches!
stupid lasts violence
Violence is stupid. Even as a last resort, it only ever begets more of the same.
mom feel-better good-relationship
My mom once told me that a good relationship isn't where the other person makes you feel better, but where they make *you* better.
bullshit happy-endings pauses
Happy endings are bullshit. There are only happy pauses.
easter hurt school
How is it possible that our parents lied to us?" "Lets see: Santa, the Tooth Fairy,the Easter bunny,um, God. You're the prettiest kid in school. This wont hurt a bit. Your face will freeze like that..." "Everythings going to be alright.
jobs book writing
I write the book for one person — for Fiona [Staples, the artist]. I spend a lot of time just thinking how she'll react to things and manipulating her into drawing perverse, horrific things. It's a really weird job but I enjoy it.