Christopher Priest

We - America - have to move past the ideology, the tribalism, that grips this country. As ridiculous as this sounds, I believe 'Black Panther,' the film, could help us do that if it addresses issues of tribal polarization and, by extension, racism, xenophobia, and homophobia in an entertaining, non-preachy way. ”

Escapism has its place. I used to write 'Conan the Barbarian' for Marvel, which takes place in an environment completely removed from the real world. ”

Justice' actually means different things to different people. ”

When you're talking about villainy, then you're automatically circling around to talk about justice. ”

Literally everything that could be done with the 'Justice League' has been done with the 'Justice League.' ”

Deathstroke' became an interesting challenge - not just because of his ethnicity, but because he's a villain. I've never written a villain as a protagonist of a series before. I thought this could be an interesting challenge. That's really what got my attention, and it just went from there. ”

What makes a good villain is someone who doesn't just challenge the hero but comes organically out of that character's history and circumstances. ”

I'm a little insane, and I'm going to be a little different. But hopefully, somewhere in there, in that creative arena, something will emerge that is new and different and unique. ”

Writing 'Deathstroke' presents a number of challenges to me. As a Christian, as a minister, it's difficult for me to write a comic book that all but glorifies violence. So my take on 'Deathstroke' has been to not so much celebrate violence but to deal with the consequences of violence. ”

Not liking me because I'm black is so juvenile and immature, because there's many reasons to not like me. ”