Introduction
Jessica Abel
"It's a mystery to me why comics have been so despised for so long." Cartoonist and writer Jessica Abel, the author of La Perdida, talks about her influences, her style and why comics get no respect. | Go »
Daniel Clowes
"Surely comics requires more effort on the part of the reader than movies or television." Daniel Clowes, the author of Ghost World, discusses what it's like to adapt his comics to the movie screen, and what happens to his characters after he closes the comic book. | Go »
Phoebe Gloeckner
"I essentially spent two years locked in my garage, hidden from the world, and living the interior life of a teenage girl." Phoebe Gloeckner, author of Diary of a Teenage Girl, talks about the genius of Hergé and about her own work. | Go »
Jason Lutes
"Hergé has been perhaps the greatest single visual influence on my own work, but my approach to making comics is quite different." Jason Lutes, author of Berlin, talks about reading The Adventures of Tintin as a kid. | Go »
Seth
"If I was talking to a young cartoonist I would certainly tell him/her not to worry about style. It will take care of itself." Comic artist Seth talks about how he developed his unique visual style. | Go »
Chris Ware
"Tintin was fundamentally too sexless to really catch on in America." Chris Ware, author of Jimmy Corrigan -- The Smartest Kid on Earth, talks about why Tintin is antithetical to the American character. | Go »