Ten Stupid Questions with Matt Wagner

1) In which city do you work? West Linn, Oregon. Its a suburb about 9 miles south of Portland.
2) What got you into comics? My mom was an English teacher and always encouraged me to read, read, read. I was also an only child so I drew a lot to entertain myself. This was in the days before video games, before much in the way of TV, even. Don't know what I would've done in Warcraft or some of these other attention black-holes were around back then. Anyway, Comics provided a medium that involved both reading and drawing.
3) Where do babies come from? From fucking. Oh, wait...this is a comic book site interview. Um...babies come from comics. So, read your comics carefully. Don't need anymore unwanted babies in the world.
4) Where do you see yourself in five years? Hopefully fucking. And making comics.
5) What do you feel you have yet to do? Fuck a lot more. And make more comics.
6) Does this make me look fat? Yeah, it does. You'll NEVER get laid in that!!
7) Which of your projects are you the most proud of? My two kids. Guess how I got them? And most every comic I've ever worked on.
8) Who are your influences, inside or outside of comics? Whew. Almost too many to mention. I'm a voracious reader...always absorbing new attitudes, opinions, outlooks. Joseph Campbell had a huge influence on my earliest work. Still does.
9) Does this look infected to you? Yeah, it does. Jesus, who'd you fuck to get THAT?
10) What advice would you give a person trying to break into the  industry? Its a much more crowded field than when I broke in. More cutthroat as well. Basically, you're fucked. But that never stops the passionate and the driven now, does it?