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" Skipp and Spector's 'Books of the Dead' were huge influences on me as a writer. "

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" I sent in tons of submissions and proposals, and I collected my share of form rejection letters. Eventually, I found myself working at a comic book shop, where I met my future collaborator Brian Hurtt. "

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" I wholeheartedly believe that super heroes can play in virtually any storytelling genre. "

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" Aside for the dream of writing the core X-Men team, I think I would love to write an Excalibur book. "

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" I've always liked telling stories. That probably came from my dad, who definitely had the gift of gab and who wove a kind of personal folklore about his youth - stories full of adventure and ghosts and wild antics. "

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" I figure if someone calls something a 'Draugr,' people can figure out that it's a monster or some sort of mythic creature, and if they want to know more, there's plenty of information out there about those mythic creatures. "

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