Comic Quotes

Here is a little collection of quotes, I have gathered from the Web and my comics. Enjoy.



Dream Rogue: Sugar, I've been meaning to ask you; why do you drink so much?
Logan: Because it always hurts
Wolverine

Xavier: Logan I don't understand you. You agreed to come back here, to be part of the X-men again. Cyclops came and got you. All was forgiven. And the next morning you're gone again. I don't understand.

Wolverine: Listen. You all ask me back here. You say you forgive me for my sins. You say all the right things.

And then I walk down these halls...I can hear the whispers. I can smell it. The fear. I can taste the hate.
Ultimate X-men 38


Wolverine to Spiderman:
I don't know anything about that happened to me before these (the claws), you see?

I don't know how my life became this endless series of torture sessions.

Why every time I turn around someone's looking to kill me...

Or stick metal on my bones just to see what will happen?

Why every other word out of someones mouth to me is "animal"?

But at some point I gotta take responsibility for it. Ya know?
Ultimate X-Men 37


Little girl: Mister...can I ask you a question?
Wolverine: Sure, darlin
Little girl: Are yoy...are you Spider-Man?
Wolverine: No, darlin'...Spider-Man's a sissy.
Wolverine 181

Thing with this cornball is the damage he can soak up and hand out. Metal bones, half a dozen pigstickers, some kind of grow-a-new-ass superpower.
Punisher talking about Wolverine.

Captain America: Thanks for the help I'm Captain America.
Wolverine: Do tell. I like the suit. Just the thing for platin' it sly and sneaky.
Captain America: That isn't my style. I'm suppose to be a symbol.
Wolverine: Never meet one'a those before. Me, I'm just a guy
Uncanny X-Men 268

Some survive the worst and question their good fortune.
Wolverine: Netsuke

Panzer: Without Braun to back you --you have zero credibilaty. You're an outlaw!You can't just go around mudering highranking vatican officials!
Wolverine: Grrr...
Panzer: You'll be hunted for the rest of your life...You'll never have peace until YOU-ARE-DEAD!
Wolverine: Who says that'd make my life any different?!
Wolverine 178

It is said that the Wolverine is a solitary animal who viciously defends it's territory.
That is what we might call an understatement.
X-Men Unlimited 37

Johnny Storm: I just wanted to tell you -- it's normal.
Spiderman: What is?
Johnny Storm: This stuff you're going through. It's normal.
Spiderman: Normal? Really? Huh. Because as I stick to this wall, twenty stories up, talking to a floating man ingulfed in flame...
Johnny Storm: What I mean is: this thing we get to do this. It's normal to be a little freaked out about it.
See, Reed wouldn't admit this--but we're all in therapy
Ultimate Spiderman Super Special

"Just that I got an almost fatal belly-wound, had a bizarre dream, almost killed you, and ran into the one guy in the world who gives *me* the creeps. Tough day at the office."
Wolverine: Blood Hungry

Po: Logan? Do you draw?
Wolverine: No.
Po: Do you talk to dead things?
Wolverine: No.
Po: So what are you good at?
Wolverine: Maiming things. Killing mostly.
Po: Well, Thats something at least. Have you ever killed anybody who didn't deserve it?
Wolverine: Hope not. But properbly
Marvel Knights: Wolverine and Hulk

"So what's her power? 'Sides the ability t'stick her chest out?"
Gambit and the Externals #1

"My name is Jubilee, 'cause with me, every day's a celebration!"
Uncanny X-Men #244

"And 3...2...1 we have a lecture!"
Generation X #48

"Never met Razorfist. Heard of him though. Had his hands surgically replaced with super-keen swords. Always wondered how he eats or gets dressed."
(Marvel Comics Presents 4)

"I didn't ask for this adamantium-laced skeleton. I didn't ask to be what I am. I just wanted to be human. Something you had and you threw it away."
Wolverine 37

"Funny thing about this mutant healin' factor o' mine - it sure don't cancel out any o' the painn. Most times, you can bear the pain if that's all there is that stands between you and what you gotta do. Still don't stop it hurtin' though."
Wolverine 39

"Step aside and let a fella who's the best at what he does thrash some adamantium upside his head."
Wolverine 64

"Sometimes you wanna reach out an' do more'n just touch someone. Gotta throw down heavy. Gotta extrude adamantium and go to Claw City."
Wolverine 65

"Ha! A full moon, a warm night in Paris, and somebody to kill...what more could I ask for?"
Sabretooth: Death Hunt

Wildchild: (to Mystique) I love it when you get that warm look in your eyes when you just wanna slit my throat.
X-Factor 126

Mystique: That's right boys, a poor defenseless "Mutie Broad". Here I'll even drop the gun!
X-Factor 127

Kitty: I’m just trying to understand you.
Marrow: A beautiful girl like you would never understand.

"When somebody with claws and a temper wants to believe he's fooling people, well...no one wants to be the one to say 'hey Wolvie, what's with the stupid eye patch?' "
Jessica Drew, Wolverine 15

"You're very lucky! It just so happens that we have a vacancy for a 'dangerously unpredictable psycho slasher!'"
— The Professor to Wolverine, "$ Men," _MAD Magazine_ #399 November 2000

Psylocke: "Why is it...you men always seem to talk in macho slogans?"
Uncanny X-Men 271

Beast: “I wonder if the Avengers have given away my old room yet?”
Uncanny X-Men 325

Phoenix: "Um...Hank? I thought you were helping me pack."
Beast (holding a stuffed animal): "Can't talk Jean. I'm playing...You're just a big furry teddy bear, aren't you...?
Uncanny X-Men 358

Gambit: "So why's everybody callin' him "Joseph"? What is dat all about? Maybe I should just start callin' myself somethin' different. James. "Gambit"? No, I'm James."
Uncanny X-Men 337

Cyclops: "I'm sorry. My mind must have been...elsewhere."
Jean: "The gutter, perhaps?"
X-Men 8

Post to Iceman: "You are getting more skilled in the use of your powers every day. I almost regret having to kill you.'
Iceman: "Then don't. I certainly won't say anything."
X-Men 50

Jean: "Morning, Boys! Am I interrupting an intellectual conversation, or just standard macho nonsense?"
X-Men 71

Rogue: "You are deader than a snowman in July. An' ah mean TV movie of the week, CNN all-day coverage kinda dead!"
X-Men 38

Tyger Tiger: "There was an unfortunate and fatal road accident. Police Chief Tai was jay-walking just as my gas pedal got stuck."
Wolverine 98

"Sometimes you wanna reach out an´do more´n just touch someone. Gotta throw down heavy. Gotta extrude Adamantium and go to Claw City"
Wolverine 65

"Going feral don´t mean I´m going stupid. It´s just that I´m beginnin´to see other people in a different light...I´m beginnig to see some o´them as prey."
Wolverine 96

Logan: "You usually talk to...ravens?"
Shaman: "Why not? I speak with Wolverines."
Wolverine 110

Jubilee: "Is it like my imagination...or is every old buddy Wolvies got in the whole world like some incredibly fabulously gorgeous babe?"
Uncanny X-Men 268

"Why do they always give the guns to the stupid guys?"
Wolverine 135

You might remember thet "annoyed" is my natural stat.
Wolverine

Elektra: "Mac is decent and kind. And he´s trustworthy and good company."
Logan: What´s his middle name? Lassie?
Elektra 10

Alien: "He´s down. We´ve got him."
Logan: "I hear that alot."
Wolverine 135

Wolverine: "Looks like somebody wants t' find out what adamantium claws taste like!"
Beast: "Just like chicken, so I'm told. But why only mention the claws? What of the enhanced senses, healing factor, unbreakable skeleton, questionable personal hygiene..it seems to me you're selling yourself short, pun intended. But that's just two cents worth from the popular, ever lovin', ever bouncing Beast."
Wolverine #162

Wolverine and Beast in a fight, Wolverine kicks at him, but misses.
Beast: "Ah, a worthy attempt. Adequate enough for the usual riff-raff you face-- stinking of Miller Lite and Lucky Strikes as they do--But you're looking at a one-time member of the Avengers, X-Factor, Defenders AND Britney Spears Fan Club."
Wolverine 162

Hank and Logan are on the run from the law and Logan goes into their hotel room to find Hank looking like Harrison Ford from "The Fugitive"
Beast: "Well excuuuse me, Logan. I was merely attempting to add some levity to our situation."
Wolverine: "Ain't much room fer levity Hank. I'm accused a' murder, remember?"
Wolverine 163

When asked to go quietly with the Shiver Man, this is Logan's answer.
Wolverine: "Sorry bub...I don't do 'quietly'."
Wolverine 163

Polaris: "Wakanda has agreed to open its borders to any humans who didn't escape in the initial exodus. I'll stay here with the sick and the dying until you give me the word. Can you pull this off? You two against an entire nation?"
Wolverine: "Pffft."
X-Men 112

Wolverine: "By my count, there are only a few thousand of them. Cover me, I'm goin' in."
Cyclops: "Okay."
they both pause.
Wolverine: "I was just kiddin'."
Cyclops: "Me too."
X-Men 112

Northstar: "You realize we're all going to die, of course?"
Jean: "I have to say Jean-Paul, if this is how you carry on all the time, it's no wonder Alpha Flight never lasted."
X-Men 112

Wolverine: "Yeah, Mr. X-- I know its corny, but what else do ya call a guy that changes names an' identities like I change my underwear?"
Nightcrawler: "Well, now that you mention it..."
Wolverine: "Don't screw with me Elf--I ain't in the mood."
-Wolverine 161

Young Gambit running from Mastiff's home: "Alligators? I HATE alligators! What kind of loon has guard alligators on his property? DAT AIN'T RIGHT!"
Gambit 25

Gambit: "Look Mambo, it's not dat I don't want to repay you and all, but revenge ain't 'sactly my area of expertise. Heartbreak, YES...revenge, NO. Now, you want I should STEAL somethin'..."
Gambit 25

Gambit: "Bet dat left a nasty li'l taste in your mouth, mon ami. You see, my mutant power involves biokinetically chargin' objects an' unleashin' de kinetic energy in dem..or in terms you might understand, causin' t'ings to go boom!"
Gambit 25

Remy as he's fighting Ducreste: "Why not lay off de face for a bit? You might not t'ink so, but dere be a number of girlies who won't be so happy if you go an' bruise it up."
Gambit 25

"Betsy, could you --"
"Here."
"-- Pass the... salt?"
Bishop to Psylocke UXM 337

Cyclops: "I believe you people have something that belongs to us?"
Gambit: "Short li'l fella."
Jubilee: "All adamantium and attitude. "He's one of a kind. We'd like him back."
Beast: "And don't forget our resident psionic Japanese-By-Way-of-Britain Ninja Warrior...You can imagine how hard they are to replace!"
X-Men 7

"I get the impression there's some connection between Cyclops and Cable. Can you explain it to me?"
Joseph to Storm, Uncanny X-Men 339

"Why does everyone say my name like it means 'shut-up'??!"
Jubilee, X-Men 10

::Emma has just woken up from her coma!::
Xavier: "Henry--Report!"
Beast: "'Star and Garters' is the only thing that springs to mind, sir."
Sean: "Saints preserve us."
Beast: "Okay, that too."
Uncanny X-Men 313

Cable: "If I'm bodysliding to a different planetary mass, I have to recalibrate my instrumentation."
Wolverine: "How long will that take?"
Cable: "If I do it myself, about twenty, twenty five minutes."
Wolverine: "And if we help?"
Cable: "An hour and a half."
X-Factor 86

[[Jean screams]]
Wolverine: "I didn't know she knew words like that."
Cyclops: "It was probably your influence."

Jean: "I must confess, infuriating and arrogant as Gambit can be...Those eyes, that grin, the body--it takes a girl's breath away."
Cyclops: "Oh, really? When the next oppertunity presents itself...remind me to drop a truck on him."
Xavier: (In TP) {{Cyclops.}}
Cyclops: "A big truck."
Xavier: {{Cyclops!}}
Cyclops: "A REALLY big truck."
Xavier: "CYCLOPS!"
Beast: "Not to worry, Professor. While you were away, ol' fearless here mastered the art...of deadpan humor."

Iceman (to Wolverine): "I almost feel sorry for the poor yutz! he didn't even know what hit him!"
Wolverine: "Sure he knows kid. It was a mutant freight train wit' a big ol' 'X' on the front!"

Marrow: "No problemo. I boosted an old set of walkie-talkies from some maintenance guys in the tunnels."
Storm: "Boosted?"
Gambit: "You stole radios?"
Marrow: "Gimme a break. I'm getting lectured on taking things by a pickpocket and a member of the Theive's Guild?"
Gambit: "Um, Right..."

"Did I put my tail in my mouth?"
Nightcrawler

Cyke: "Y-You found me?!"
Jean: "A wife should always know where the hubby is. Besides, I read minds, remember? You tarzan--Me Jean, the telepath."

Holocaust: I will... not be... defeated!
Morph: Kudos, then, for the guy in the crystal armour... 'cause you're giving a great performance as someone who looks defeated! I'd give you a hand, but... Naah, too obvious even for me!
Holocaust: Filthy... human-loving... gene trash!
Morph: Y'know, it's like I always said: "No matter how strong... No matter how powerful... it always comes down to name calling."
- The Astonishing X-Men, 4 (AOA)

Nightcrawler has been hurt in the Blackbird's crash, and is being pulled on a makeshift stretcher by his teammates.
Nightcrawler: Katzchen... are you okay...?
Wolverine: Fresh as a daisy, bub... but if you call me Kitty again, I'm gonna break my rule about slappin' around furry invalids.
X-MEN 80

Gambit and Colossus have just barely been saved by Rogue and Storm after falling into a glacial pit.
Colossus: The lesson for today, Tovarisch? NEXT time your extremely WEIGHTY teammate is doing reconnaissance on an icy PRECIPICE... do NOT leap on his back and yell "CHICKEN FIGHT."
X-MEN 82

Shadowcat (to Marrow): I'm IMPRESSED... you tagged her without severing her spinal cord, in spite of your REP.
Marrow: Funny. Funnier if you spit it out through broken teeth... but that'll have to wait....

Nightcrawler: Isn't this STEALING?
Wolverine: Nah... Once the owner vaporizes himself... all goods are up for grabs, Kurt.

Kitty and Jubilee find Wolverine sitting on the floor, facing a wall - naked!
Jubilee: EEEWWW... Kitty: Cut the guy some slack, Jubilee. Logan's just been through hell. It's a wonder he survived with his sanity intact.
Jubilee: *This* is your definition of "sanity"...? HELLOooOO! Hairy-backed NAKED man here! Lookit, Pryde -- I know you guys were tight back in the day, and I can appreciate the relationship ya had before I showed up and utterly swiped his affections... but I prefer *my* canucklehead *clothed*, thank you very --"
A naked Wolverine walks off, giving them an eye-full in the process!
Jubilee: Ooyyy--*
Kitty: (smiling) You were saying...?
- The Uncanny X-Men Annual 99

Nightcrawler: I thought one caught more flies with -honey- than vinegar.
Wolverine: One can, Elf...but I prefer a big honkin' flyswatter anyday.
- X-Men 81

Wolverine: Deadpool ain't it? Sorta rhymes with Dead Fool?
Deadpool: Yeah-- like Wolverine rhymes with... Louver Screen? ... Hoover Spleen? Hey what the heck does it rhyme with?
Wolverine 88

Storm: Why must I paint my face?
Dazzler: To look good.
Storm: Why?
Dazzler: So people'll look at you.
Storm: They already do. Too often. I do not like it!
UXM 244

Pete: “I’ve fallen, Pryde.”
Kitty: “Your pride fell years ago.”
Pete: “Same time as me morals.”
Kitty: “I noticed.”
Excalibur 91

Archangel: "You have no idea what it's like to have your entire life pulled out from under you!"
Jean Grey: "Warren, please. You're talking to the woman who's been killed, cloned and kidnapped more times than *I* can remember. Let's keep it in perspective."

Rogue: "In scientific terms: a-duh!"
Gambit 15

Kitty Pryde: "I've been an X-Man since I was fourteen, Pete. It's like wearing a big sign saying 'Please try and kill me, I like it.'"

A drowning man: What's wrong with your skin?! I'm not gonna be saved by no mutie!
Skin: Relax,man, relax. I'm not a mutant. I was bitten by a radioactive elephant, which turned my skin gray and gave me the power to stretch.
Man: Oh...That's okay, then.

"If I come back from the dead one more time, I'll be in serious danger of turning into a walking cliche."
Jean Grey, UXM 284

Rogue: "Belladonna and I have been scoutin' out the area leadin' to the Assassins Guild while we waited. That and comparing notes on Gambit."
Wolverine: "And?"
Rogue: "Apparently he has a mole on his..."
Ghost Rider 26

Marrow: (To Flag-Smasher regarding his bomb) Diffuse it now or I start carving out your organs in alphabetical order.
X-Men Unlimited 22

"You always know where the X-Men have been, because it's always on fire."
Pete Wisdom, Excalibur

"To me, my X-Men! I sense danger! Make it so! Somebody get me a drink!"
Pete Wisdom in a bald cap, Excalibur 94

White Queen: Shall I make you an offer you can't refuse?
Kitty: Only if you want a real rude suggestion about what to do with it.

"If we nail X-Force, then we get... CABLE."
"Oh, good! Including HBO? And maybe the Disney Channel for Rahne..." "Quiet. You're embarrassing me."
Beast, Guido and Alex

"Like, is that a cigarette? I am SOOOOOO impressed."
"I have a small list of people I try to impress, chica. And surprise, surprise, you ain't on it."
Jubilee and Skin, Gen-X 1

Storm: "We are here to see a man about a rescue."
Xavier: "Pity. I was hoping for a pizza delivery."
Colossus: "Is Professor Xavier unwell, Storm? He is making a joke."
Jean Grey: "Contrary to popular belief, the man's only human. Complete with a sense of humor."
Archangel: "Such as it is."
Xavier: "Et tu, Archangel? Don't I get respect anymore from anyone?"
X-Men 3

"It's not supposed to happen like this. Aren't we obligated to whine and fret and come up with one reason after another why we shouldn't be together?"
"Of course. And I should reveal I'm your uncle's clone from an alternate reality, and you're supposed to die and come back to life a few dozen times."
Psylocke and Archangel, UXM 319

"Whatjou doin'?"
"Thinkin'."
"Well, that's never a good sign, is it?"
- Jubilee and Wolverine, X-Men 21

"You forget you're dealing with the X-Men. We're held together on levels you can't even imagine."
Beast (UXM 350)

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