Len Wein
Len Wein
Len Weinis an American comic book writer and editor best known for co-creating DC Comics' Swamp Thing and Marvel Comics' Wolverine, and for helping revive the Marvel superhero team the X-Men. Additionally, he was the editor for writer Alan Moore and illustrator Dave Gibbons' influential DC miniseries Watchmen...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionComic Book Artist
Date of Birth12 June 1948
CountryUnited States of America
writing matter buying
A writer writes. Period. No matter if someone is buying your work or not.
gone stories lenses
Sometimes you're not even sure which of your stories were failures. There are things I've written that I thought were complete catastrophes when I finished with them that have gone on to generate some of my most positive feedback.
art writing giving
When I submitted samples, I had only written stories to give myself something to draw. I was told, "The art is good, but not quite professional yet. But, I like the writing." I've been a writer for almost a half a century. It's very cool.
believe character evil
The most unrealistic thing I've ever read in comics is when some group of characters calls themselves the Brotherhood of Evil or the Masters of Evil. I don't believe any character believes their goals to be truly evil.
lenses these-days seems
These days, it seems that if you're not already in place, you can't get there from here.
lenses immortality
I would like immortality.
people lenses might
In these litigious times, if you're a beginner, it's becoming harder and harder to get your work to the people who might actually be able to hire you.
firsts glimpse lenses
When I got my first glimpse of Hugh Jackman as Wolverine, my breath caught. In that single instant, he was Wolverine.
fire lenses rays
I always wanted to fire rays out of my fingertips.
trying rooms lenses
I try not to violate what came before me and to leave lots of wiggle room for those who will follow.
lenses stories way
Were there stories I wrote along the way that were terrible clinkers? God, yes. But they were all a product of their time, and I did the best I could.
writing wanted audience
I've always been the audience that I wanted to reach, so I write for myself.
best-effort lenses judgment
I realized the only thing I owed my audience was my own judgment and my own best effort.
lenses textbooks stories
You can read a dozen different textbooks or how-to manuals that will tell you the basic rules of what makes a story - a beginning, a middle, and an end.