We're not trying to be deliberately frustrating, but we are laying the tracks for a mystery, and it's one that we have all figured out. We wanted this to be kind of like the way that Cliff [Chang] and I felt about the Cold War in the '80s when we were 12.

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

There's a lot of dark stuff from the '80s that we don't think about.

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

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

I like things that are weirdly imaginative and couldn't be real, but I also like stories that are recognizable and relatable.

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.