I don't think I'd have been in such a hurry to reach adulthood if I'd known the whole thing was going to be ad-libbed.

But Calvin is no kind and loving god! He's one of the old gods! He demands sacrifice!

It's not denial. I'm just selective about the reality I accept.

Although I'm certainly glad cartoons are finally getting some respect as an art, I'm fairly ambivalent to see cartooning as a legitimate academic offering. If comics need to be deconstructed and explained, something is really wrong with them.

Dad, how do soldiers killing each other solve the world's problems?

For me, it's been liberating to put myself in the mind of a fictitious six year-old each day, and rediscover my own curiosity. I've been amazed at how one idea leads to others if I allow my mind to play and wander.

Well, coming at a new work requires a certain amount of patience and energy, and there’s always the risk of disappointment. You can’t really blame people for preferring more of what they already know and like. The trade-off, of course, is that predictability is boring. Repetition is the death of magic.