There's A Fine Line Between Cultural Criticism

One Thing I'm Grateful For, And Also Surprised And Excited About, Is That I Have A Place In The Community Of Comics Now. In A Real Way. And I Honor That. A Lot Of What I Do Is In Support Of The Community And Bringing New Talent - Talking To People That People Don't Know. And Defining Us As A Community.

I'm Not Fundamentally A Writer. I Know Writers, And I Have A Tremendous Amount Of Respect For Them. It Bothers Me That No Matter How Well I Do It, It's Not Really My Format.

I Used To Do A Lot Of Drugs. I Didn't Stop Because I Didn't Enjoy Them; I Stopped Because I Couldn't Handle The Commitment.

Is There Any Indication We Shouldn't Be Depressed - Are You Living On The Same Planet That I Am? Do You Ever Think That Depression Might Be The Reasonable Human Response To The Crap We're Going Through As A Species, Meant To Propel Us Into The Next Evolutionary Step, Or At Least Into Taking Some Different Course Of Action So We Might Survive? Do You Ever Think That Maybe It's The Happy People That Are Really Screwed Up In The Head?

You Can't Avoid Pain In Life. It's How You Handle Pain, That's What Defines You.