“I was very clear that I wanted to keep 'Thor' out of the rest of the M...” — J. Michael Straczynski Quote

I was very clear that I wanted to keep 'Thor' out of the rest of the Marvel universe for no less than the first six issues. And the success of the book, I think, speaks well to that decision.

I was born in Patterson, New Jersey, and raised pretty much all around the country. My family tended to move from place to place following economic prospects and jobs and looking for new opportunities, so we changed schools, colleges, grade schools, high schools every 6 months to a year - depending on the breaks.

A story is a story is a story. The only difference is in the techniques you bring to bear. There are always limitations on what you can and can't do. But I enjoy that. Just like when you write a sonnet or haiku, there are rules you have to abide by. And to me, playing within the rules is the fun part. It keeps the brain fresh.

There was a point when comics were considered to be mainly of interest to kids, and it was decided that kids could relate more to someone their own age than an adult. So suddenly all these previously grownup comics were lousy with sidekicks: Aquagirl, Aqualad, Robin, Kid Flash, Speedy, Stripesy... the list goes on.

I'd love to do a Marvel movie.

Generally, Marvel manages everything internally and keeps us all in check.

If I was in some Marvel movie and made all that Marvel money, you wouldn't see me ever again.

I had worked on Thanos, created him back even before I started working at Marvel.

That's one of the cool things about being on a Marvel show: there's the possibility for all of these characters to collide.