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Phil Foglio
American
Cartoonist
About the author
We start out talking about the story, trying to figure out who is who and what should happen, taking notes the whole time. Then I do a rough layout of the issue, showing what happens on each page. Then we discuss that some more.
Phil Foglio,
American
Cartoonist
#Time
#Trying
#Talking
One of the characteristics I cherish in my friends is their childlike gullibility, and several excited minutes were spent trying to actually find this book.
Phil Foglio,
American
Cartoonist
#Friends
#Trying
Why the hell can't people just write nice happy stories about people having happy sex? That's what I want, and I bet a whole bunch of other people want it too.
Phil Foglio,
American
Cartoonist
#Want
#People
#Hell
#Sex
My only requirement for that first story was that there had to be a fight or an explosion on every page. Naturally, no one wanted to publish it, but I liked the character, did a few stories to keep my hand in.
Phil Foglio,
American
Cartoonist
#Character
#First
#Fight
If we had to go live action, I'd hold out for Tim Burton to direct.
Phil Foglio,
American
Cartoonist
#Action
As it happened, I had a friend who was a good person who liked to present himself as a dreadful one. Using him as a role model, I created the first Buck Godot strip.
Phil Foglio,
American
Cartoonist
#First
#Friend
#Present
I didn't really think about becoming a professional artist until high school, when I realized that everything else required too much math.
Phil Foglio,
American
Cartoonist
#School
#Artist
I've also been busy doing stuff for Steve Jackson Games.
Phil Foglio,
American
Cartoonist
#Games