I Don't Do A Comic Book Thinking

Hello, I'm Shellie's New Boyfriend And I'm Out Of My Mind. If You So Much As Talk To Her Or Even Think Her Name, I'll Cut You In Ways That'll Make You Useless To A Woman.

The Larger-than-life Thing Is Definitely What I'm After. I've Always Drawn Dark Stories. Occasionally, I'll Try A Perfect Hero, But It's A Real Stretch For Me. I Like 'em Warts And All, And Obsessive And Weird.

I Grew Up On The Crime Stuff. Spillane, Chandler, Jim Thompson, And Noir Movies Like Fuller, Orson Welles, Fritz Lang. When I First Showed Up In New York To Write Comics Back In The Late 1970s, I Came With A Bunch Of Crime Stories But Everybody Just Wanted Men In Tights.

Hell's Waking Up Every Goddamn Day And Not Even Knowing Why You're Here.

It's Not Movies And It's Not "fine Art." The Beauty Of A Comic Is That It's Clear, Direct Communication. My Work Is Getting Simpler And More Cartoony Because I'm Much More Interested In Communication Now Than In Any Illustrative Value.