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Kricfalusi sets the record straight on the Nickelodeon takeover of Ren & Stimpy, refuting a prior "real story" interview in CI #122, and details the creative and scheduling failures of the post-Spumco third season. He discusses new Spumco projects — theatrical shorts starring Jimmy the Hapless Boy and George Liquor, the planned Comic Book (™Spumco) for Marvel, the superhero spoof He-Hog the Atomic Pig, and The Ripping Friends feature film — as well as his philosophy of cartoonist-driven animation.

Slott and Wray discuss the challenge and excitement of adapting the irreverent Ren & Stimpy animated series into comic book form, maintaining the show's anarchic humor while working within comics' different storytelling constraints. They talk about their collaborative process, the demands of John Kricfalusi's original vision, and the unexpected mainstream success of the property that opened doors for more animation-to-comics adaptations.