It's a strange thing to be a so-called alternative cartoonist, because in the early part of my career, I was really tethered to the superhero world.
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I became a cartoonist because I'd sort of failed at everything else, really. I mean, it was by default.
There are a lot of really great cartoonists out there. It's nice to be thought of as one of them.
I wanted to be a cartoonist when I was young.
I felt so painfully isolated that I vowed I would get revenge on the world by becoming a famous cartoonist.
I always wanted to be a superhero.
I'm in a comic book now. That was cool. That's something that I'm still sorta reeling about, 'cause I read comics as a kid. Someone drew me, and actually did a pretty good job!
For English assignments I was constantly coming up with these strange adventure stories... But I actually wanted to be an artist, or maybe work in the comic book industry.
I guess my journey with comics began with stuff like Spider-Man and Batman. I started off with mainstream superhero stuff, which I've never abandoned.
The best thing about being a cartoonist is to walk into a bar or someone's apartment and they don't know you, but they've taped one of your pieces up.
I've always dreamed of being a superhero, and I actually got to play one!
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