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
hero law justice
The villain is always more entertaining because he has fewer limitations. The hero is bound by honor, by justice and by the law, sometimes.
jobs writing laughing
When someone writes to tell me something I've written made them laugh or cry, I've done my job and done it well. The rest is all semantics.
lenses looks titles
Unfortunately, there are writers whose only concern is how good they could make themselves look on a title.
character humanity lenses
The bottom line always remains the same: What is the basic humanity of the character? How do I make them resonate with the reader?
character people lenses
People who were more concerned with themselves and looking good to their readers then they were with the characters sacrificed a series for the sake of a story.
home ideas lenses
In general, shorter is better. If you can encapsulate your idea into a single captivating sentence, you're halfway home.
embarrassed wells can-do
Never be embarrassed by the things you cannot do. Be embarrassed by the things you can do and don't do well.
legends lenses ancient
There is an ancient legend which warns that, should we ever learn our true origin, our universe will instantly be destroyed.
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.