I'm the evil mastermind behind the scenes. I'm the wicked puppeteer who pulls the strings and makes you dance. I'm your writer.

The first light had cast the first shadow.

I think the only way you can get something out is to invest some real emotion into it, which means you're already writing about what's going to happen to you, whether you know it or not. That's why I'm always surprised when people talk about writer's block. Because to me, it can't be stopped.

And that's why people read comics, to get away from the way life works, which is quite cruel and unheroic and ends in death.

Who needs girls when you've got comics?

I tend to only read comics written by friends or people I've known. And I'm not a great comic reader.

I'm lucky to have a job doing something I really love to do, and I'm happy to accept the pressures of relentless deadlines or reader expectations as necessary evils. It's probably not as stressful as mining coal or leading men into battle.