I've never had any interest in retelling stories from my youth.

I remember seeing Stand by Me, when I was around 12, and just feeling like, "This is so refreshing to see kids swear and smoke cigarettes like my friends." It just felt much more real than the Sesame Street version of childhood that I'd been spoon-fed.

Every issue, the characters and I duke it out. They usually win.

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

I love that the book [Paper Girls ] gets to kind of evolve and change in each era. Our third storyline is our best so far.

We've all seen lots of stories about a young protagonist having adventures, and usually they're all boys, [and] there is sometimes a token female, or two.

If a good editor will let me tell my story with the right artist, I'm happy.