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As a comic, I used to know more about pop culture.

Many comics stay in one city and develop their acts for that particular audience.

In their heyday, comics were a dominant force in popular culture, but that's over.

I think the genre of comics sometimes overtakes the medium, and people assume that they are kind of frivolous. If you have a good, strong story teller, they can be as affecting as any character in literature. Period.

Every city you go to has television and radio talk shows that are dying to give young comics a showcase. They all want to be able to say that so-and-so started here, got his first break on this show.

Comics is a great medium to get a lot of stories out.

I believe that pop culture is just, like, so ready for 'Watchmen.' We tried so hard to ride that wave between satire and reality, and all the things that make you still care about the character, but you don't miss the commentary about them.

The comics I made from 1990 to 1997 were largely based in vaguely urban, vaguely dystopic settings because that was my reference point for comics storytelling in general.

I used to love comic books, and I love American comedy, and neither are afraid to tackle big themes.

I think comics have far more potential than a lot of people realize.