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By and large, I think that comics work seriously hard. Many have other jobs as well, plus you never really switch off, so you're always working.

I continue to be disappointed that people don't try and diversify the kind of work they are doing in comics.

Comics are printed on paper, which is expensive, making it tough to stay in business.

The great thing about working in comics is that visually, you're the sole voice. You have to figure out the staging, the lighting, the composition, the character emotions, the action. You get a script, but you're trying to work it out in individual panels. It's a terrific exercise in creative thinking and creative problem-solving.

Now when I'm not working, I don't really hang out with the young comics.

If you look at the common denominator of all the comics who have had big success, it's being true to their nature... that's what takes a long time to learn.

So much of comics are dictated by characters talking to one another - or in focused spaces where 'the camera' has to stay in pretty close on what's going on.

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

At some point, all comics have to go out and be retail salesmen doing door-to-door. And this idea of somebody who totally knows their craft having to get up for free in front of a crowd to work out some stuff they're thinking in their head, still, after as much success as you can get, is really interesting.

Let me tell you, writing comics is as hard as anything I've ever done - for me, at least. I'm now officially in awe of guys who can crank out multiple books a month and maintain a high level of quality. Comics are completely different than any other medium I've dabbled in.