I'm a misunderstood genius." "What's misunderstood?" "Nobody thinks I'm a genius.

I enjoy the drawing more than the writing, so I try to think of ideas that will allow me to develop the visual side of the strip as fully as possible.

MOMMMM, I'm thirsty... What's this, just water?

The purpose of writing is to inflate weak ideas, obscure pure reasoning, and inhibit clarity. With a little practice, writing can be an intimidating and impenetrable fog!

It's not the medium, but the quality of perception and expression, that determines the significance of art.

I think of football as a sport the way ducks think of hunting as a sport.

My guess is that the editor [Cincinnati Post] wanted his own Jeff MacNelly (a Pulitzer winner at 24), and I didn't live up to his expectations. My Cincinnati days were pretty Kafkaesque.