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I Remember When I Was A Kid, I Loved Sherlock Holmes. I Thought Arthur Conan Doyle Was One Of The Greatest Writers, Because I Felt I Knew Sherlock Holmes. He Existed To Me. When I Went To England The First Thing I Did Was Go To Baker Street To Look For His House. I Think You've Got To Try To Make All Of Your Characters As Empathetic And Realistic As Possible.

The "problem" Is That Comic-con Is So Damned Successful. People Who Are There Seem To Have A Wonderful Time. The Very Size Of It Makes It Exciting. Wherever You Look, There's Something Exciting. The Attendees Are Always Looking Around For A Familiar Face. It's Either 'there's A Movie Star!' Or, 'there's A Tv Star!' Or, 'there's The Guy Who Drew The Green Lantern!' It Means So Much To The Fans. It Makes Them Feel Like They're Where It's Happening. It's Like Woodstock.

I'm The Chairman Emeritus, And According To My Contract I Am Supposed To Devote 10% Of My Time To Working For Marvel... And The Rest Of My Time, I Can Do Anything That I Wish.

It's A Tremendous Challenge, Because There Have Been So Many Characters Created Over The Years. Every Time You Think You Come Up With A Great Name, You Find Out Somebody Has Already Done It. Dreaming Up The Stories Isn't That Hard, But Coming Up With A Good Title Is The Toughest Part.

If Nobody Is Looking For A Story, And I Have No Reason To Write A Story, I Would Really Much Rather To Do Anything Else Because It's No Fun Writing Stories, Particularly Not For Me. I Just Do It In Order To Sell Them And Make A Couple Of Bucks.