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

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When I grew up, I studied karate for years. I got pretty strong, but eventually...

When I grew up, I studied karate for years. I got pretty strong, but eventually...

The satiric ethos of Mad was a much bigger childhood influence.

The satiric ethos of Mad was a much bigger childhood influence.

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...

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,...

Well, I'm always working on my comic strip and trying to, you know, keep cranking...

Well, I'm always working on my comic strip and trying to, you know, keep cranking...

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.

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.

Sometimes I wish the writing and drawing were more integrated.

Sometimes I wish the writing and drawing were more integrated.

I just met someone who read Gone With the Wind 62 times for exactly that...

I just met someone who read Gone With the Wind 62 times for exactly that...

One of them is already having some menopausal symptoms. I'm working on that. I'm giving...

One of them is already having some menopausal symptoms. I'm working on that. I'm giving...

Partly I resented being perceived as weak because I was a girl.

Partly I resented being perceived as weak because I was a girl.

I started to get bored with that stuff about only drawing men and I've taken...

I started to get bored with that stuff about only drawing men and I've taken...

Autobiographical comics, I love them. I love them.

Autobiographical comics, I love them. I love them.

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.

Mostly it was Mad magazine. And I did read a lot of - I had...

Mostly it was Mad magazine. And I did read a lot of - I had...

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 never really read superhero stuff as a kid.

I never really read superhero stuff as a kid.

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

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