An artist's work is a synthesis of much more than the work of other creators..

It always seems to people that I'm avoiding saying, 'It's autobiographical,' but I really do believe that human beings make stories and they make the….

I spend quite a bit of time thinking about my students. I look at them, at their work, I listen to what they tell me, and try to figure out who they ….

It's much better for an artist to know everything than to be limited by ignorance..

Whatever they are, can Comics be "Art"? Of course they can. The "Art" in a piece is something independent of genre, form, or material. My feeling is ….

I am aware of existing in a nearly constant state of inner turmoil and argument. I become frustrated with my work when the solution to a creative imp….

A character does seem to have a life of its own, but I have what I'd describe as a very fluid relationship with them - as I'm thinking of what they w….

The more you expose, the less personal it becomes.

I'd describe my inner life as constantly vigilant, always ready to flee or respond with violence. I've felt this way since I was a small child. Altho….

I didn't struggle to find my style - I prefer to call it "voice," because I think the word is more suggestive of complexity, implying quality of form….

Oddly enough, I suppose, I don't give much thought to my style, and I don't attempt to be consistent - except within a story. You ask if I struggled ….

I don't think it's possible to teach a person to be an artist. But yet, I'm here, and I suppose this is what I'm expected to do. I teach a course cal….

Underground comics were produced by individuals - they were the auteur variety, rather than the production-line sort of comic book aimed at pleasing ….

Comics are a "young" art form, and there is much confusion as to how to treat them. Images have more immediate impact than words, and it is not every….

Most comics are not truly rebellious or creatively free. Most comics, paintings, music, etc., are derivative of other, more successful works. And it'….

Underground comics were striking in that they seemed largely unedited - in a typical book, with stories by five to ten creators, some stories would b….

I'm not at all a linear thinker. I know the feeling I want to convey, but the form is what I struggle to find. I'm sure I'd fail if I tried to write ….

I don't like to be constrained to any one medium. I like to surprise and amuse - and indeed, torture - myself by weaving back and forth between image….

The only way to know everything is to learn how to think, how to ask questions, how to navigate the world. Students must learn how to teach themselve….