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Thanos came to me while I was taking a psychology class in college after coming out of the service; the ol' Thanos/Eros concept.

~Jim Starlin

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If I hadn't had the outlet of writing and drawing comics, I guess there's a good chance I wouldn't be around today.

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It's nice to see my work recognized as being worth something beyond the printed page, and it was very cool seeing Thanos up on the big screen.

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My only surprise when I saw Thanos up on the screen was how violet he was. I always saw his exposed hide as being more grayish violet.

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I found that the artist market was expanding in comics. Marvel was going from something like eight books a month to somewhere in the 20s. As a result of this expansion, Marvel, in particular, was hiring anyone who could hold a pencil. That's how I got my first job there.

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We all - if we are honest with ourselves, we all have these dark spaces within our souls that we don't always want to talk about or acknowledge.

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It's hard to say, but I think Warlock is the closest thing Thanos has to a friend.

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Being an artist, you soak up imagery, and you put it back out in whatever form you do your own imagery.

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There's a character, Eon, I did back in the 'Captain Marvel' story. Eon came from a greasy smudge on a paper bag inside my kitchen being used for garbage. I went and got a paper and pencil, drew it up, and he became a character in that story. Things come from everywhere.

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Most of the time, I don't like planning out too far ahead. I like to be spontaneous, make decisions, and go, 'Hey! That inspired me! I want to do more with that!'

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Artist

Born: October 9th, 1949

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