You Can't Have Virtue Without Sin. What

You Can't Have Virtue Without Sin. What I'm After Is Having My Characters' Virtues Defined By How They Operate In A Very Sinful Environment. That's How You Test People.

I Grew Up On The Crime Stuff. Spillane, Chandler, Jim Thompson, And Noir Movies Like Fuller, Orson Welles, Fritz Lang. When I First Showed Up In New York To Write Comics Back In The Late 1970s, I Came With A Bunch Of Crime Stories But Everybody Just Wanted Men In Tights.

I Take Away His Weapon. Both Of Them.

I Check The List. Rubber Tubing, Gas, Saw, Gloves, Cuffs, Razor Wire, Hatchet, Gladys, And My Mitts.

In The World Of Comic Books, "troublemaker" Means Someone Who Has Some Sense Of Dignity.