I Write Dozens And Dozens Of Pages

Talking To Oneself, I Have Often Thought, Is The Best Way To Be Sure Of Intelligent And Witty Conversation.

I'm Lucky To Have A Job Doing Something I Really Love To Do, And I'm Happy To Accept The Pressures Of Relentless Deadlines Or Reader Expectations As Necessary Evils. It's Probably Not As Stressful As Mining Coal Or Leading Men Into Battle.

It's Always Interesting To See What The Real Enthusiasts Think, But They're Rarely Representative Of The Tastes Of The Wider Audience, So I Tend To Write For Myself, For An Imagined Smart 14-year-old, And For A Couple Of Friends Who Are Still Big Comics Fans.

I Was A Clubber In The Nineties. I Went Dancing Every Week.

A Comic Will Always Be More 'personal' Than A Dvd Or Cd, Both Of Which Require Electronic 'players' To Decode Their Content. With Comics, The Reader Is The Player So The Engagement With The Material Is Always More Fundamental And Dynamic. Reading Comics Is A Much Less Passive Activity Than Consuming Cds And Dvds.