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

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But I'm aware of the fact that I'm working in a commercial venue where I'm...

But I'm aware of the fact that I'm working in a commercial venue where I'm...

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...

If somebody can inspire me, it feels really special.

If somebody can inspire me, it feels really special.

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.

I wanted to learn how to paint rather than just doing black-and-white work.

I wanted to learn how to paint rather than just doing black-and-white work.

You're telling the story, creating the sets, doing the lighting, the designing, and establishing the...

You're telling the story, creating the sets, doing the lighting, the designing, and establishing the...

Especially with Elektra, because I'm doing a lot of the covers for the new version...

Especially with Elektra, because I'm doing a lot of the covers for the new version...

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.

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.

Like Godfather, you look at a movie like that, or something that James Gray has...

Like Godfather, you look at a movie like that, or something that James Gray has...

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...

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...

But with comics you're reading and assimilating an image simultaneously, instead of just reading or...

But with comics you're reading and assimilating an image simultaneously, instead of just reading or...

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

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

Cartooning is an honorable thing.

Cartooning is an honorable thing.

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.

People who can pull you in and take you on a journey, as opposed to...

People who can pull you in and take you on a journey, as opposed to...

But there's still an avenue for smaller comics and personal expression.

But there's still an avenue for smaller comics and personal expression.

So, when the special effects are at the service of the story and draw you...

So, when the special effects are at the service of the story and draw you...

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.