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
character trying lenses
I try to find what makes even the worst, most despicable character sympathetic at his or her core.
nature new-york character
I'm a neurotic New York Jew by birth. Creating characters is second nature to me.
artist people age
There are very few of us, who reach my advanced age, who are still working in the business, as writers. As artists, people can hang out longer.
lenses stories ifs
If a story isn't working, I'm simply unable to finish it. That's what usually tells me something is wrong.
differences important down-and
I've never sat down and thought about the difference between plot and theme. To me, that's never been important.
lenses immortality
I would like immortality.
trying rooms lenses
I try not to violate what came before me and to leave lots of wiggle room for those who will follow.
fire lenses rays
I always wanted to fire rays out of my fingertips.
lenses these-days seems
These days, it seems that if you're not already in place, you can't get there from here.
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.
writing views way
I'm still a fanboy geek. I always will be. In many ways, if my work still resonates with the audience, it's because I'm still writing from the point of view of the fan, so I'm geeked out constantly.