My First Character Was Mr.

Mike Judge, Who I've Become Friends With Over The Years Never Took Himself Seriously As An Artist.

She Encouraged Any Artistic Impulse I Had, And My Father Discouraged Any Artistic Impulse I Had. They Took Out Their Problems With Each Other On Me And My Sister.

If Something Is Going On In My Life, It Winds Up Getting Into My Strip.

Vegetarianism Can Easily Reach Religious Proportions. Refraining From Meat On Moral Grounds Serves To Dignify Feelings Of Guilt Toward Sad-eyed, Furry Creatures And Substitutes Righteousness For Squeamishness.

Then I Abandoned Comics For Fine Art Because I Had Some Romantic Vision Of Being Like Vincent Van Gogh Jr.