I'm a neurotic New York Jew by birth. Creating characters is second nature to me.
I think every time you take a female character, a black character, a Hispanic character, a gay character, and make that the point of the character, you are minimalizing the character.
The bottom line always remains the same: What is the basic humanity of the character? How do I make them resonate with the reader?
I try to find what makes even the worst, most despicable character sympathetic at his or her core.
People who were more concerned with themselves and looking good to their readers then they were with the characters sacrificed a series for the sake of a story.
I hate the crazy, neurotic characters beyond a certain point.
The most unrealistic thing I've ever read in comics is when some group of characters calls themselves the Brotherhood of Evil or the Masters of Evil. I don't believe any character believes their goals to be truly evil.
