93 Quotes by Jhonen Vásquez

At this very moment I’m behind on a compilation that Slave Labor is doing for Free Comic Book Day.

It’s very strange to go from being completely secluded and doing your own work for yourself, to having an audience – and having an audience that’s aware of what you do and expects you to do things that they like. It can make things difficult.

I don’t go to things because I want to see violence, I go to things because I want to see them handled well.

After doing Johnny I wanted to just do something, I wouldn’t say innocent, but to not have any care in the world. Lots of setups and horrible happenings but its funny.

Ever since I’m done with Zim everyone thinks that I’m going to go back to comics. I’ve been flooded with emails asking me if I’m working on the new Johnny over and over again.

I don’t particularly dislike any kind of person that might be reading my stuff. They like it and that’s cool, but I don’t do the work for any kind of group in particular, except for hobos, who just plain kick ass and light up my life.

Because of the audience I get and the fact that these people aren’t traditional comics buyers I don’t think the comic industry looks at that and thinks that is a very respectable thing. I’m very used to it. I’m not the guy who wins awards and gets mentioned in magazines.

All the power to them but I’m not interested in making yet another show that looks like some other show.

Dear Die-ary, there’s nothing terribly wrong with feeling lost, so long as that feeling precedes some plan on your part to actually do something about it. Too often a person grows complacent with their disillusionment, perpetually wearing their “discomfort” like a favorite shirt. I can’t say I’m very pleased with where my life is just now... but I can’t help but look forward to where it’s going.