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A wide-ranging conversation with the Texas underground cartoonist whose GOD NOSE (1964) is credited as the first underground comic, and who has since pivoted to meticulous historical graphic novels. Jaxon discusses the erosion of the "underground/mainstream" distinction, the origins of his historical work in COMANCHE MOON (a biography of Quanah Parker) and LOS TEJANOS (the Tejano role at the Alamo), and his reliance on swipes from Remington and Russell for historical accuracy. He reflects on self-censorship as a creative discipline, the political sensitivities of his Tejano material on both sides of the Anglo-Mexican divide, and his pessimism about the current state of underground comics while expressing guarded optimism about the medium's future.