As an artist, as I design and lay out a page, the less-important things, things I want you to spend less time looking at, I draw them very small, maybe even silhouette them. The more-important pivotal scenes, I draw them larger, maybe even a double-page spread. Jim Lee artistdesigndouble share on social
There are a lot of global decisions that you can make as a co-publisher, and only publishers can make those kind of decisions. At the same time, there are some things you can do only as a penciler or creator. I want to keep my hands in both pots, so to speak. Jim Lee creatordecisionglobal share on social
One of the reasons I never had a problem handing over my characters to other creators is that I knew that they would add their own influences and takes on the characters and make them better for it. Jim Lee addcharactercreator Change image and share on social
More often than not, the fans really gravitate towards who's on the cover as opposed to how it's drawn or how it's composed, and so, a lot of the time, what an artist likes will be very different from what a fan likes. Jim Lee artistcomposecover share on social
One of the strengths of the DC Universe has been the strength of the rogues' gallery. Often times they're as famous - if not more infamous - than our heroes. Jim Lee famousgalleryhero Change image and share on social
People ask me, 'What happened in your life that might have pushed you as an artist to get to where you are today?' I always felt a little on the outside. And as such, you're always observing things. So, I'd be kind of re-creating these things in my mind, and I think drawing it was a way to deal with that. Jim Lee artistcreatedeal share on social
I think there's a responsibility of the publisher, of the company, to make sure the staple books that have been around for decades come out in a timely manner. Jim Lee bookcompanydecade Change image and share on social
The way you challenge Superman is by having things happen very, very quickly in different places and then asking, 'Who does he save first? What powers must he use to save each person or stop each disaster?' That's one of the ways you make him interesting beyond the thematic and moral issues that make Superman. Jim Lee challengedisasterhappen share on social
I don't buy comics anymore, for the most part. I eat my lunch off of them. Jim Lee anymorebuycomic Change image and share on social
Superman tends to stand very upright, and he's very symmetrical, and those are actually the most difficult poses for me to draw. Jim Lee difficultdrawpose Change image and share on social