I would love to break away from my comic image.

I don't think there's hardly a comic out there that does clean material all the way around. There's a couple of guys that are clean, but I'm not one of them.

Generating comic material can sometimes get the better of you.

Being into comic books is definitely an Americana thing.

One of the first comic things you do is imitate.

I've always published a range of responses to my work in the letters section of my comic book.

Obviously, I love superheroes; I love comic book characters, but I... I guess I've had a lifelong affection for comics, and while I love the characters so much, I also love the medium.

People used to think I was just a shouty comic but I was doing stuff about Sartre.

I'm a big believer that if you buy a comic, you ought to own it.

There are too many good comic book writers out there. I'd rather remain a fanboy.

If you're going to take a risk as a comic, make sure it's surrounded by other things that you're certain are funny.

Serial fiction is a conceit of comic books and soap operas. As one goes, so goes the other in terms of public consciousness.

As a stand-up comic, you have to do the road.

I grew up on comic books. 'X-Men' was my favorite team; Wolverine was my guy. At 8 years old, I dressed up as Wolverine with Adamantium claws that I made out of aluminum!

I think you're a comedian as soon as you start. I don't think there's a moment where you become a full comic.

I had never seen a Marvel comic.

Growing up devouring horror comics and novels, and being inspired to become a writer because of horror novels, movies, and comic books, I always knew I was going to write a horror novel.

The first music I heard that made me put away my comic books and make music was original punk.

I think the people who would be the least interested in my work would be people who read lots of comic books.

The level of comic performance has certainly gone down over the years.