And I've never viewed comics as assignments for the client.

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So there's kind of a simultaneous aspect to pushing the boundaries, and being very safe.

So there's kind of a simultaneous aspect to pushing the boundaries, and being very safe.

Nothing is really media driven or committee driven, so you can actually just produce something.

Nothing is really media driven or committee driven, so you can actually just produce something.

To me, that's one of the things that I love about doing this stuff. One...

To me, that's one of the things that I love about doing this stuff. One...

So I look at a lot of stuff now that I did and some of...

So I look at a lot of stuff now that I did and some of...

Kyle Baker's work is really funny, but it's also got a very clear vision.

Kyle Baker's work is really funny, but it's also got a very clear vision.

I was lucky enough to be given books that weren't top sellers; books that were...

I was lucky enough to be given books that weren't top sellers; books that were...

If you're going to establish a certain level of unreality than you have to deal...

If you're going to establish a certain level of unreality than you have to deal...

Do the story in the way it really demands to be done, which may mean...

Do the story in the way it really demands to be done, which may mean...

For a while I felt very alone; sort of out there in the world of...

For a while I felt very alone; sort of out there in the world of...

I didn't want to feel constrained, so I took on the Mutants.

I didn't want to feel constrained, so I took on the Mutants.

After that I jumped, especially being in art school, to the illustrators.

After that I jumped, especially being in art school, to the illustrators.

If somebody can inspire me, it feels really special.

If somebody can inspire me, it feels really special.

Comics are really my life blood in a lot of respects.

Comics are really my life blood in a lot of respects.

So cartooning, for me, is an honorable thing. It's pushing the envelope. It's the truth...

So cartooning, for me, is an honorable thing. It's pushing the envelope. It's the truth...

I still love a lot of the guys who just paint.

I still love a lot of the guys who just paint.

And that, to me, is the main attraction to comics. It's an avenue to say...

And that, to me, is the main attraction to comics. It's an avenue to say...

One of the problems I have with a lot of movies these days is that...

One of the problems I have with a lot of movies these days is that...

So much of Jaws was amazing because the mind filled in what was missing.

So much of Jaws was amazing because the mind filled in what was missing.

I want to say 90% of stuff out there is just crap that got made....

I want to say 90% of stuff out there is just crap that got made....

That was a real learning element for me, because I realized that the more true...

That was a real learning element for me, because I realized that the more true...