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Suydam, a self-taught artist and Rockabilly musician living in Manhattan's East Village, discusses the origins of his grotesque-humorous Mudwog character (a nose that walks and talks), his frustration with Heavy Metal printing his strip chapters out of order, and his early career path through DC's House of Secrets and into Heavy Metal and Epic Illustrated. He cites Steve Ditko, Frank Frazetta, EC horror artists (particularly Graham Ingels), Hokusai, and Norman Rockwell as key influences, and notes he has been hired to do concept design work for three film productions.