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Unlike novel characters, comic book characters last an eternity. When a character is changed beyond recognition, there's no longer the merchandising aspect.

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Grant Morrison
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: January 31
Comic Book Writer
Comics Writer
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Science Fiction Writer
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Glasgow
Scotland
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I do like to keep abreast of what the hardcore vocal members of the comics-reading audience are talking about on Internet message boards, but there are so few of them, as a percentage of the buying audience, that I can't allow their opinions to dictate story direction.
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