I was lucky enough to be given books that weren't top sellers; books that were kind of under the radar.

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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...

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....

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...

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

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

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....

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.

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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.

There is a whole generation of people who are going to see movies or watch...

There is a whole generation of people who are going to see movies or watch...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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.

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...

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...