Sometimes, you start with the drawing and then the gag comes to you in the middle of it. That is when you start working on the solution of the gag, which is composition, placing, equilibrium, and character design.

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When sadness happens in the middle of work, I separate my personal grief from my...

When sadness happens in the middle of work, I separate my personal grief from my...

I keep very weird hours. I never know when I'm going to get an idea.

I keep very weird hours. I never know when I'm going to get an idea.

Suspense is very important. Even though this is humor and they're short stories, that theory...

Suspense is very important. Even though this is humor and they're short stories, that theory...

Comics is a great medium to get a lot of stories out.

Comics is a great medium to get a lot of stories out.

The sad events that occur in my life are the sad events that happen to...

The sad events that occur in my life are the sad events that happen to...

My best sources are my travels and my collection of National Geographic.

My best sources are my travels and my collection of National Geographic.

With Groo, I try to do one story every book. Sometimes the stories are better...

With Groo, I try to do one story every book. Sometimes the stories are better...

At the end of the '60s, I was trying to enter the world of comics.

At the end of the '60s, I was trying to enter the world of comics.

Generally what I produce is new. Of course, they are often variations on the same...

Generally what I produce is new. Of course, they are often variations on the same...

The sad events that occur in my life are the sad events that happen to...

The sad events that occur in my life are the sad events that happen to...

I think that true horror is accomplished by slowly getting into your brain. The old...

I think that true horror is accomplished by slowly getting into your brain. The old...

I don't enjoy the boo scare when you're watching a movie and then suddenly there's...

I don't enjoy the boo scare when you're watching a movie and then suddenly there's...

I'd love to do a whole series of stories and have them collected into books.

I'd love to do a whole series of stories and have them collected into books.

The Western, when I do one, will be one long, continuous story.

The Western, when I do one, will be one long, continuous story.

My work is so unorthodox that from one panel to the next, the drawings are...

My work is so unorthodox that from one panel to the next, the drawings are...

I live in a very small town and now that I've closed down my studio,...

I live in a very small town and now that I've closed down my studio,...

Once you've established where you are, you go to the character and elaborate on expressions...

Once you've established where you are, you go to the character and elaborate on expressions...

I have always loved horror very much. I used to write stories for DC's House...

I have always loved horror very much. I used to write stories for DC's House...

When you're drawing comics, you get very involved in how the story is going to...

When you're drawing comics, you get very involved in how the story is going to...

For every issue, I send four pages of finished marginals and they select the ones...

For every issue, I send four pages of finished marginals and they select the ones...