For some reason writing and drawing are very separate processes for me.

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People really want to think that these things really happened. I don't know why that...

People really want to think that these things really happened. I don't know why that...

Yeah, I read Judy Blume. My mother didn't like that, but I read it anyhow.

Yeah, I read Judy Blume. My mother didn't like that, but I read it anyhow.

I'm pretty illiterate when it comes to comics history.

I'm pretty illiterate when it comes to comics history.

Even drawing gray hair at all is difficult to render in black and white.

Even drawing gray hair at all is difficult to render in black and white.

Nancy Drew was always changing her outfits. I despised girls' clothing, I couldn't wait to...

Nancy Drew was always changing her outfits. I despised girls' clothing, I couldn't wait to...

I love Jules Feiffer. I didn't discover him until I was a little older.

I love Jules Feiffer. I didn't discover him until I was a little older.

But I read comic books. I read things like Richie Rich and Little Lulu.

But I read comic books. I read things like Richie Rich and Little Lulu.

Watching everyone root through their psyche, it just delights me. Especially R. Crumb's stuff.

Watching everyone root through their psyche, it just delights me. Especially R. Crumb's stuff.

And partly, the worst thing you could do in my family was need something from...

And partly, the worst thing you could do in my family was need something from...

That's all true, but there was something else going on for me as a kid,...

That's all true, but there was something else going on for me as a kid,...

I just have this sort of entrepreneurial spirit and I work really hard at promoting...

I just have this sort of entrepreneurial spirit and I work really hard at promoting...

When I was growing up in the 1960s, there was starting to be more books...

When I was growing up in the 1960s, there was starting to be more books...

I get a lot of mail from men who really identify with Stuart, you know,...

I get a lot of mail from men who really identify with Stuart, you know,...

It's definitely part of it, that the men were having fun and doing the interesting...

It's definitely part of it, that the men were having fun and doing the interesting...

I never really read superhero stuff as a kid.

I never really read superhero stuff as a kid.

Sometimes I wish the writing and drawing were more integrated.

Sometimes I wish the writing and drawing were more integrated.

I don't know, maybe it's because I was raised Catholic. Confession has always held a...

I don't know, maybe it's because I was raised Catholic. Confession has always held a...

An implicit confession is almost as bad as an implicit faith; wicked men commonly confess...

An implicit confession is almost as bad as an implicit faith; wicked men commonly confess...

Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be...

Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be...

We confess our bad qualities to others out of fear of appearing naive or ridiculous...

We confess our bad qualities to others out of fear of appearing naive or ridiculous...