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Jim Lee, Chief Creative Officer of DC Comics, on Finding a Work-Life Balance: ‘I Fell Asleep Twice While I Was Driving’
Davide Abbatescianni Jim Lee, veteran comicbook artist and now chief creative officer of DC Comics, explained during an onstage interview at Lucca Comics & Games why the likes of Wonder Woman, Batman and the Joker still tug at the heartstrings of readers, and how his drive to rise to the peak of the business sometimes came at a price. Answering questions from radio host Andrea Rock, Lee said: “Many people can connect with a character like Batman, who is very rooted in tragedy and that is overcoming something horrific that happened to him as a child.” “Certainly, when you’re having a bad day a character like the Joker speaks very much to you.
