I am living proof that no matter how bad life gets, it gets better.

It's OK to be different.

I don't wanna be that kind of guy that just sits there and announces things.

Yeah, obviously we use vampires as a metaphor for something else, something deeper than just the supernatural. But there's just something about the bloodsucking walking dead, that can say so much to people. There are really so many people trying to get control over you on a daily basis and steal your soul in some way, take a part of you.

For Cave Carson, I have a co-writer, so that takes off a lot of the pressure.

When I did The Umbrella Academy, I studied Gabriel Bá's art. I said, "Oh, this is what he likes to do here. Maybe I can push him to do a little more of this." You can play to those strengths. It's a different scenario with each artist.

Thinking visually is my starting point, and then the writing happens.