Every ethnic group thinks they are the chosen ones.

Since about 1980 Kenny Werner has been one of jazz’s unsung heroes

Am I a guy who writes about himself in a comic book, or am I just a character in that book? If I die, will that character keep going, or will he just fade away?

I really don't have a lot in common with the people who attend the Comic Con. It's like assuming that all people who write prose are the same.

Even a pretty traditional comic book writer can make valuable contributions to the Internet.

I met Robert Crumb in 1962; he lived in Cleveland for a while. I took a look at his stuff. Crumb was doing stuff beyond what other writers and artists were doing. It was a step beyond Mad.

I decided I was going to tell these stories. I went around and met Crumb. He was the cartoonist. I started realizing comics weren't just kid stuff.