I never really read superhero stuff as a kid.

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Autobiographical comics, I love them. I love them.

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I probably read Harriet the Spy about 70,000 times.

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I'm pretty illiterate when it comes to comics history.

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But mostly, it's a book about my relationship with my father.

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Sometimes I wish the writing and drawing were more integrated.

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The satiric ethos of Mad was a much bigger childhood influence.

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Partly I resented being perceived as weak because I was a girl.

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But I read comic books. I read things like Richie Rich and Little Lulu.

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For some reason writing and drawing are very separate processes for me.

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