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I have a fascination for extra-judicial societies and underground cultures, and in situations where justice can only be found outside the law, and how these societies have evolved over the centuries.

~Ann Nocenti

Topics: Centuries Cultures Evolved Fascination Found How Justice Law Only Outside Over Situations Societies Underground Where

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Mythology contains a rich history of legendary weapons, most famously 'Excalibur,' weapons that could only be used by the pure of heart.

~Ann Nocenti

Topics: Contains Could Heart History Legendary Most Mythology Only Pure Rich Used Weapons

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I am inspired by both Japanese Samurai films, in particular the films of Kurosawa, and how they share the spirit of American Westerns, with the influences running in both directions, and including the 'Spaghetti Westerns' and films of Sam Peckinpah.

~Ann Nocenti

Topics: Am American Both Directions Films How Including Influences Inspired Japanese Particular Running Sam Samurai Share Spaghetti Spirit Westerns I Am

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I am thrilled to be working with Alex Sanchez as the artist on 'Katana.' His work is wildly eclectic, exciting and powerful, yet slyly humorous, which is a perfect match for Katana.

~Ann Nocenti

Topics: Alex Am Artist Eclectic Exciting His Humorous Match Perfect Powerful Thrilled Which Wildly Work Working I Am

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When I read Katana's run in 'Birds of Prey,' I was curious about her restraint. She didn't laugh, didn't loosen up, didn't seem to have a light side. I thought, well, that demure nature is what we believe of women of Old Japan, so she seemed not like a modern Japanese but from an earlier time.

~Ann Nocenti

Topics: About Believe Birds Curious Earlier Her Japan Japanese Laugh Light Like Loosen Modern Nature Old Prey Read Restraint Run Seem Seemed She Side Thought Time Up Well Women

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Catwoman isn't a 'joiner.' She's a solo operator. She isn't naturally heroic; she's fairly selfish.

~Ann Nocenti

Topics: Fairly Heroic Naturally Operator Selfish She Solo

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When I was in college, I worked at a state hospital that was a dumping ground for all manner of the criminally insane and 'mental defectives' as they called them back then. It was a horrible place, like Arkham, mostly in terms of total neglect of the inmates, so I wanted to write an Arkham story.

~Ann Nocenti

Topics: Back College Dumping Ground Horrible Hospital Insane Like Manner Mental Mostly Neglect Place State Story Terms Them Then Total Wanted Worked Write

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There is an unspoken feminist layer to Katana. She's an aggressive modern woman with traditional Japanese roots. She was in love with her sword because she believed it contained her husband.

~Ann Nocenti

Topics: Aggressive Because Believed Contained Feminist Her Husband Japanese Layer Love Modern Modern Woman Roots She Sword Traditional Unspoken Woman

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I'm a huge lover of 'Seven Samurai' and anything Kurosawa ever did. The comedic work out of Japan in terms of martial arts movies, some of them are hilarious.

~Ann Nocenti

Topics: Anything Arts Comedic Did Ever Hilarious Huge Japan Lover Martial Martial Arts Movies Out Samurai Seven Some Terms Them Work Work Out

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Catwoman has an awesome, iconic personality. It's a blast to write her. You get her; she's an archetype. You can just kind of put on the cat-suit.

~Ann Nocenti

Topics: Awesome Blast Get Her Iconic Just Just Kind Kind Personality Put She Write You

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Journalist

Born: January 17th, 1957

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