Noelle Stevenson

“Halt you villains! Unhand that science!”

“Meredith Blitzmeyer Magical Scientist* *Not a witch”

“I think my lack of 'Pokemon' knowledge and complete confusion at the descriptions makes people think I'm adorable, like a lost baby duckling or your grandmother trying to use an iPad.”

“It was definitely a very appealing prospect to be in a company, especially as an art student: we had it hammered into us that the odds of us finding a job, especially fresh out of school, wa...”

“I've been a huge animation fan since I was a kid, so the idea of seeing my characters in full motion on the big screen is completely mind-blowing.”

“I really liked Quentin Blake, who did all of Roald Dahl's stuff. I don't think I really got Quentin Blake as a kid, but as I grew older, I really appreciated the kind of knowledge and the sk...”

“'Nimona' is about identity and if who you are is defined by what you look like. It's not a book about body image at all, but I would be lying if I said that wasn't in there even at the conce...”

“I don't think naturally I tend toward anything that's really distinctly branded as adult. I feel like I sort of write for myself as I would've been at 12 or 13 years old.”

“Some comics are made to be displayed digitally, and it doesn't degrade them.”

“I think technology is changing and growing, and the best approach to have is to be self-aware and aware of what's going on around you and also have some idea of who you are and how to make t...”

“Even in stories that I like, with a female character that I love deeply, it always feels like there's something that she has to prove to the male characters before she can even get started.”

“Like a lot of young women, I went through an entire period where I hated female characters - I didn't want to read about them! I thought I was going to be the cool girl who was not like othe...”

“I am very interested in female characters and bringing a new perspective to mediums where not necessarily that's been valued at all.”

“I was always looking for the female characters in sci-fi and fantasy who were more than just the girlfriend.”

“I love the female characters in 'She-Ra.' There isn't another show quite like it.”

“I went to Maryland Institute College of Art, and I studied illustration there.”

“I was going to be a storybook illustrator or an editorial illustrator. I ended up in a comics class by mistake because all the others were full, so I was like 'I'll stay for one class, and t...”

“I do more research about 'Lumberjanes' than I did for a story of medieval knights.”

“I've always kind of gravitated toward characters who are a bit distant from the narrator or the point-of-view characters, so that's kind of important to me, to set up a different character w...”

“Support the female voice in all its forms. Support other female creators and work to make an environment that is inclusive and allows female-led projects to thrive organically.”