“The guy has done it all, and I didn't hesitate to call and ask for art or storytelling advice. The 'Drax' mini-series is going to be a great read, so even if you hate my art, Keith still weaves a fantastic tale.”
“[The real identity of one of the cast members will be a mystery.] There's the Zombie. It's not Simon Garth. It's John Doe right now. I know who the Zombie is, you're going to find out, ... The problem with the Zombie is that he's not the brightest guy because he's losing brain cells. They're rotting. He's a really nice guy he just doesn't understand why people keep screaming, 'Don't eat me!' He has no idea. He's never seen the movies. He doesn't know.”
“I don't know whether he threw monsters into the mix or I said, 'Wouldn't it be cool to use monsters in it? Or S.H.I.E.L.D. got involved?' The next thing I know Mark calls me and goes, 'Hey, I pitched it to Joe and he likes it. Now we need someone to write it.' I'm thinking, 'What?' It just took on a life of it's own. It was almost one of these books that was going to happen whether we wanted it to or not.”
“[The Living Mummy is another member of the core group of characters and will present an interesting dynamic for other characters to respond to, not always positively.] He's a prig, ... He's royalty and he can't get over it.”
“ And of course down the line you have to deal with what happens when the Avengers find out that this exists? What happens when the X-Men find out that this exists? Should the Blob be abducted? Is a mutant a monster?”
“[The Howling Commandos are a top-secret unit that's been running clandestine operations in the Marvel universe for quite awhile.] It's a lot like 'Men in Black,' ... If you ever wonder where all the old Marvel monsters went S.H.I.E.L.D. has been rounding them up and saying stuff like, 'Hi. You're a vampire. Here's your choice you either join the Howling Commandos or we're going to throw you into the sun.”
“Annihilation doesn't play the bait and switch of promising change and undoing it two issues later. I can pretty much give my word that at the end of Annihilation, there will be sweeping change in the Marvel cosmic universe that will impact any Marvel character that leaves the Earth.”
