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Brown reflects on his early failed attempts to break into Marvel and DC, his embrace of self-publishing and the mini-comics format, and Vortex's eventual publication of Yummy Fur. He discusses the spontaneous nature of the Ed the Happy Clown stories, his sustained interest in adapting the Gospels, and his conviction that superhero comics are a creative dead end that must be abandoned for the medium to mature.

Features a note from Neal Adams correcting a misconception in a prior Tom Lyle interview about Robin's hair design; a sharp letter from Kim Thompson (Fantagraphics) criticizing DAK's editorial rebuttal of Chester Brown's dismissal of superhero comics; and a spirited defense of superhero comics from reader Clif Langlois.