Sometimes, you start with the drawing and then the gag comes to you in the middle of it. That is when you start working on the solution of the gag, which is composition, placing, equilibrium, and character design.

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When sadness happens in the middle of work, I separate my personal grief from my...

When sadness happens in the middle of work, I separate my personal grief from my...

Eventually I would like to touch all the genres. I would like to do some...

Eventually I would like to touch all the genres. I would like to do some...

The Western, when I do one, will be one long, continuous story.

The Western, when I do one, will be one long, continuous story.

Anyone can write a story based on the kind of horror where you see a...

Anyone can write a story based on the kind of horror where you see a...

With Groo, I try to do one story every book. Sometimes the stories are better...

With Groo, I try to do one story every book. Sometimes the stories are better...

At the end of the '60s, I was trying to enter the world of comics.

At the end of the '60s, I was trying to enter the world of comics.

Generally what I produce is new. Of course, they are often variations on the same...

Generally what I produce is new. Of course, they are often variations on the same...

My work is so unorthodox that from one panel to the next, the drawings are...

My work is so unorthodox that from one panel to the next, the drawings are...

I have 40 years of unpublished material, the ones they don't pick, and the reason...

I have 40 years of unpublished material, the ones they don't pick, and the reason...

Once you've established where you are, you go to the character and elaborate on expressions...

Once you've established where you are, you go to the character and elaborate on expressions...

I'd love to do a whole series of stories and have them collected into books.

I'd love to do a whole series of stories and have them collected into books.

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If the gag is complicated, you spend more time thinking about the way you're drawing...

I have always loved horror very much. I used to write stories for DC's House...

I have always loved horror very much. I used to write stories for DC's House...

The sad events that occur in my life are the sad events that happen to...

The sad events that occur in my life are the sad events that happen to...

I live in a very small town and now that I've closed down my studio,...

I live in a very small town and now that I've closed down my studio,...

The sad events that occur in my life are the sad events that happen to...

The sad events that occur in my life are the sad events that happen to...

Comics is a great medium to get a lot of stories out.

Comics is a great medium to get a lot of stories out.

Suspense is very important. Even though this is humor and they're short stories, that theory...

Suspense is very important. Even though this is humor and they're short stories, that theory...

When you're drawing comics, you get very involved in how the story is going to...

When you're drawing comics, you get very involved in how the story is going to...

I think that true horror is accomplished by slowly getting into your brain. The old...

I think that true horror is accomplished by slowly getting into your brain. The old...