'Shortcomings' was me figuring out who I am.
A lot of my fears come out in my work rather than life.
My responsibility is to present things in a way that is realistic and true to the multifaceted world I've known... This is how I think the world is, not how it should be.
I think comics can be the basis for great films, but I think the focus of such a project should be on making the film as good as possible, not on painstakingly replicating the comic.
There have been a handful of assignments over the years that I've had to turn down due to time constraints, and I was fairly envious when I saw the finished product, beautifully illustrated by someone else.
I grew up with a very romantic, idealized vision of New York, probably because of all the books I read and the movies I watched.
I used to live in Chris Rock's former apartment. I've got some junk mail for him if he wants it.
Most normal boys, as they're growing up, they - in order to become attractive, they might, you know, get good at sports or join a rock band or develop good social skills, and for some reason, I thought that drawing comic books might be my route.
I think that if you are looking at a comic that's made by one person, that there's just a level of intimacy that I don't really see anywhere else.
I started publishing my comic while I was still living with my parents.
When email and the Internet came along, I never publish an email address. I just stuck with this P.O. Box address.
I enjoy getting any kind of mail. Like, for me, like, the more interesting a letter is, I just get more excited, and I know that this going to be great for my friends who are looking forward to reading that in my comic.
