I see 'Cyborg' as probably the most iconic African American superhero within all of the comic worlds.
Growing up for me in the Philippines was hard to read comic books because I'm blind.
People used to think I was just a shouty comic but I was doing stuff about Sartre.
For a long time, I was under the impression that 'Terry and the Pirates' was the best comic strip in the United States.
Alternative cartoonists have to rely on comic book stores to get their stuff in the hands of readers.
No actor can be a complete artist without trying his/her hand at comic roles.
I like Comic-Con. It's always nice to talk to people who are fans of 'Children's Hospital.'
It wasn't that I left acting; it's just that I put it aside while I set about becoming a comic.
It makes me feel like working non-stop: at least, on sets, the level of security gives me a bit of privacy. It's a relief.
I always think I'm terrible. So it's always a relief when I find out that I wasn't. I've had roles where I realized that I was in way over my head - and that is my biggest fear.
The audience has reacted well to my comic timing. But, I also have other aspects to my acting talent.
I feel sorry for people who only know comic books through movies. I really do.
It's a hell of a relief. Especially for a dude like me who is so hands on and I like to pretty much all the way hip-hop. So it's difficult when you're dealing with the majors.
But see, the shepherds shun the noonday heat,
The lowing herds to murmuring brooks retreat,
To closer shades the panting flocks remove;
Ye gods! And is there no relief for love?
The melody faded like a rainbow after a storm, or like winds calming down at last; and what was left was calm, and possibility, and relief.
I think it's important to go out and gig all over the country, it makes you a better comic.
Everybody knows when you're a struggling family; you don't really know it when you're a kid. But you do know the difference between stress and moments of relief where there's, like, this happiness.
Relief Society can help us turn away from the world, for its express purpose is to help sisters and their families come unto Christ.
The whole point of politics is to stay in touch, to be relevant to modern problems, to offer people relief from current worries, to give them hope based on contemporary experience.
It seems like they make every comic book into a film. 'Watchmen' is my favorite of all time.
I'm never one to care too much if my work becomes adapted; I make comic books.
The very uprightness of the pines and maples asserts the ancient rectitude and vigor of nature. Our lives need the relief of such a background, where the pine flourishes and the jay still screams.
Ninety percent of the comic books I've written in the past had little or nothing to do with Islam.
I find the comic book audience a lot more intense than the fantasy one, definitely.
When you write for a comic series, many superheroes have 60 or some years of history that you are coming into.
Well, I'm always working on my comic strip and trying to, you know, keep cranking that out.
One of my favorite comic books of all-time is the graphic novel 'God Loves, Man Kills.'
People who call me a comic actor are uneducated. It is their weakness. I feel pity for them.
An English philosopher said that whatever is cosmic is also comic. Do the best you can and don't take it so seriously.
The close relationship between railroad expansion and the genera development and prosperity of the country is nowhere brought more distinctly into relief than in connection with the construction of the Pacific railroads.
I thought I had more of a European sense of humour than the average American comic.
I believe monthly comics and the extended miniseries are the true hallmarks of comic art and storytelling.
To entertain at home is both a relief and a rediscovery - of rooms and settings, of your favorite things, and particularly of your own tastes and ideas.
I didn't expect 'Scott Pilgrim' to be successful. I just made this weird comic to entertain my friends.
I used to be an insult comic, and I didn't end up liking the way that I felt about myself.
His crush went from exciting to depressing, as if he'd gone from the first blush of infatuation to the terminal nostalgia of a former lover without even the temporary relief of an actual relationship in between.
My overall artistic goal is to marry graphic design with comic books and traditional storytelling.
I only want to use my status as a comic actor to bring about a difference to society.
If you're lucky enough to find anything in life that gives you five seconds, let alone an hour, of relief from life, you should try to do it forever.
I think there was an overemphasis in the early stage on militarization rather than directly providing relief. I don't think it has any long-term significance.
What I love is when I'm in the theater with audiences and I hear them laugh. That's such a relief to me. They're going on the ride and they're allowing themselves to enjoy it, even though we're traversing some dark waters.
In an effort to provide my constituents with information on how they can make contributions to a number of relief and humanitarian organizations, I have posted a short list of these groups and contact numbers on my Internet website.
I work closely with a number of charities from food pantries to drug rehabilitation to natural disaster relief to preventing sexual exploitation of young girls. It is one of the most rewarding things I do.
I think Hollywood has seen what fandom can do for a project. You can definitely see that when you go to Comic-con.
You know, I've never been a comic book person, just because that's not my gig and I don't have a television.
At the same time, as you know, unless you are a comic book reader, Daredevil is not a known thing.
I am a comic writer, which means I get to slay the dragons, and shoot the bull.
If it is a relief to take your clothes off at night, be sure that something is wrong. Clothes should not be a burden. They shouldbe a comfort and a protection.
This is something - we have to have the best defensive capabilities. We need to coordinate all of our efforts with the private sector. We need to give them liability relief so that we can do that.
I don't think any comic could say there isn't a bit of them that doesn't want to show off.
I used to think religion was just more of the same thing. Dump responsibility on the big guy. Now I see an importance in that. It's a relief to accept that not everything is under your control.
There are epic downsides to living a somewhat public life. The upshot of that is there's nothing to hide. It's a relief in a way. There's nothing about me that can't be said.
The comic impulse is sometimes a reaction to sadness. You feel like you can make one choice or the other.
Armando Iannucci is one of my heroes. As I was growing up, he was probably the most influential comic voice that I had.
Emperor Sid Caesar is gone to eternity himself now. He takes with him the gratitude of every one of us who first learned the relief of laughter from this genuinely great performer.
I would love to do something like Austin Powers to show off my comic timing.
I hope I won't become hated by geeks everywhere, but I don't really know comic books all that well.
I still wanted to see it officially on the scoreboard but, when it was announced 'Denise Lewis is Olympic champion,' it was just like a volcano of elation, relief and satisfaction exploding through my system.
The condition of the world today is such that most writers feel they cannot truthfully be "comic" about it.
I think my speeches are hilarious. I think I'm a natural comedian, but I like denying people the chance to laugh. I want to deny you the relief of the punchline.
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