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...Back in 1990 or so I was doing a bunch of [comic] strips with a mouse character, which were silent strips - no words at all, and I was getting pretty tired of it. Occasionally when I get tired of doing something I will interject a gag strip to alleviate the tension of doing something over and over again. And I did strip that was called "Jimmy Corrigan: Smartest Kid on Earth," that was sort of a parody of a "smart kid" strip in the Depression era. Then when I ceased doing the dumb mouse stuff I was stuck for something...
...wanted it to feel as real as possible - to have the pacing of a real experience. Most comics tend to rush by really fast. It's a very economical medium. I wanted it to have a much slower feel. There is a sort of staccato quality to a comic strip that doesn't lend itself necessarily to telling something that's a little more understated. So I had to slow that down and smooth it out a bit for this particular story...
...COMIC-BOOK RACE...
...that George W. Bush likes nothing better than to hang around with members of minority groups, that Al Gore likes nothing better than to hang around with Tipper, and that everybody in the Reform Party is crazy" - and takes your questions (really hers). Very original use of "Survivor" as comic conceit...
...good criminal use. With the help of her handyman, Matthew (Craig Ferguson, who is also the film's co-writer and producer), she starts growing pot by the kilo in her greenhouse. The results are predictable--especially if you're a fan of that most basic of English comic genres, in which simple, provincial folk foil the bumbling law in order to preserve a traditional way of life. Grace is not as tightly wound as the best of its breed, but it is a genial way to pass the time...