Jazz, rock and roll, movies and comics are the culture of America.
The down side of Americans being obsessed with pop culture is that they kind of like it light.
My first character was Mr. Toad.
Everyone says how Calvin and Hobbes is about a real kid, to me there's nothing real about it; it's an adult using a kid's body as a mouthpiece.
I hate Calvin and Hobbes. I think its a big re-hash of formula kid strips.
A full, rich drawing style is a drawback.