"...they’re the ultimate super team, solving the ultimate problems. They’re generally pretty ultimate. And "The Ultimates" is a fine name for a book — it says it all, really. I don’t see a need to retire it just because the universe it came from is no longer with us."

"I think it’s important in the way that a roof is important. If you’re moving into a building and the landlord says "oh, and we have — get this — a roof! And four walls! We’re not just a hole someone dug in the street!", you don’t start giving out medals for that. That’s just a basic thing that ought to be standard. It’s just fiction reflecting reality — there are all kinds of people in the world, and we should reflect that properly and try not to screw up. To be honest, I think there’s a long way to go in a lot of ways, both on the page and off."〔