For a while I felt very alone; sort of out there in the world of comics, especially here in the States.

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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.

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...

Cartooning is an honorable thing.

Cartooning is an honorable thing.

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

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

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...

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.

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....

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...

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

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

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.

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

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

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...

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.

To me, the technique was almost irrelevant; it was what was coming across.

To me, the technique was almost irrelevant; it was what was coming across.

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 if I really want to produce my own work and tell stories, then I...

But if I really want to produce my own work and tell stories, then I...

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...

It's interesting, because in the corporate stuff there's a dichotomy there, depending on the creator....

It's interesting, because in the corporate stuff there's a dichotomy there, depending on the creator....

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...

I wanted to be complete, because I figured that, visually, there was an avenue to...

I wanted to be complete, because I figured that, visually, there was an avenue to...