I grew up with a sister I was very close with and a mom who was a powerful influence on my life. I was always close with women.

The appealing thing about comics: There literally is no budget in comics. You're only limited by your imagination.

My mom once told me that a good relationship isn't where the other person makes you feel better, but where they make *you* better.

Once upon a time, each of us was somebody's kid. Everyone had a father, even if he never provided anything more than his seed. Everyone had a mother, even if she had to leave us on a stranger's doorstep. No matter how we're eventually raised, all of our stories begin the exact same way. They all end the same, too.

As you get older you start to see these events and leaders, and movements of the pendulum swinging back.

I know I'm a grumpy old man, but I'm always more delighted by readers talking about the actual comics than people talking about how eager they are to have their favorite comics be "elevated" into another medium. Adaptations are great, but for me, comics have always been the destination, not a stepping-stone to get somewhere else.

Well, I always talk about how I used to work at an insane asylum and stuff, which is true, but to be honest, I just make crap up more than anything else.