Okay, is anyone else worried that some of the fruit didn't fall far enough away from the tree?

Gert: Wake me when the fight scene's over. Kitty Pryde: Oy, tell me about it. Hey, I'm Kitty. You the token pacifist of your group? Gert: Not exactly. Pacifists are like vegans, I'm more of a vegetarian. I enjoy fish and occasional maulings.

The biggest inspiration for everything I do is, of course, my wife, playwright Ruth McKee.

There are a lot of differing opinions on that. Some people think you should change out more, but I think changing just 20 percent is less stressful on the aquarium and fish. Once you get used to the regimen, it's pretty easy.

Just go out there and get your heart broken in, so it'll be ready when you really need it.

All writing is the same: It's just making up lies until it starts to sound like the truth. That's what I do.

You'd never be able to convince someone to give you money to do a bilingual story where you're not translating half of it - you'd drive people crazy. But in comics, you can do whatever your heart desires.