Mark Waid

In a perfect world, I'd like to start running comics for kids - by kids.

The fun of writing established characters is that there's a rich mythology to draw from - you get to play with toys you loved as a kid.

I'm a big veteran of being able to, in one comic, explain to you everything that you need to know to get forward in the story without you having to refer back to years of continuity and a universe in these superhero comics.

I like being able to have a conversation. I like being able to do a vocal interview.

Indestructible does not mean utterly invincible.

I do believe that any sort of electromagnetic energy that can be measured beyond the moment of death is, by the definition of energy, eternal. But I cop to the fact that calling it a 'soul' and presuming it sustains our consciousness in any form is, to put it kindly, a leap.

When you're writing a team book where every character already has his or her own series, you don't have dominion over them as individuals - but what you can exploit is their relationships with one another.

The best stories, the most-fun 'Avengers' stories, explore the relationships between the characters.

I'd still love to work with John Romita Sr. at some point. That's the dream.

I love print comics.

I just love rolling up my sleeves and doing research, and I especially love doing research on the origins of folklore and the origins of mythology.

I love what Max Landis is doing with 'Superman: American Alien.' That's a really good book.