It is time the amazing cultural phenomenon of the growth of the comics is subjected to dispassionate scrutiny. Somewhere between vituperation and complacency must be found a road […]
Virtually every child in America is reading color “comic” magazines – a poisonous mushroom growth of the last two years. Ten million copies of these sex-horror serials are […]
Comics will be the culture of the year 3794. So you are 1827 years ahead, which is good. That leaves me enough time to create a collage with […]
People will look at my drawing style and think, that’s pretty simple. I can do that. And actually, I think that’s good. That’s what I want people to […]
Comics evolved by directing creative effort away from any moments of quality and toward large-scale creative bankruptcy. This leads to cognitive dissonance among fans, who are attached to […]
I decided at age 12 to do comics and I became unemployable after that, because “eyes on the prize”. But what is that prize?
When’s the last time you read a comic book? Oh, right, the term now is “graphic novel” – as if calling them “comics” was somehow undignified or not […]
Professionalism is about handing in quality work on time, or about being friendly to fans at conventions, or about working towards a mutually beneficial goal. Professionalism is about […]
It is always a joy to meet with the characters I create in manga. This is as much fun as meeting with people in the real life.
Forget the word “risk” when it is linked to the wallet, and replace it with “try” when it is linked to artistic experience.
Don’t get sucked into thinking of yourself as a professional. Someone with a group of marketable skills. Don’t give up your artistic vision for a good publishing contract. […]
Who is the most feminine comic book character? Lord Fanny. That’s right, the most feminine hero in comics is a male.