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" Some comics are made to be displayed digitally, and it doesn't degrade them. "

Noelle Stevenson

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" I've always had a lot of story ideas rattling around in my head, but 'Nimona' felt very tangible very early. I knew the ending. So I just started making more and more pages, and then I made it a webcomic, like, 'OK, I'm really gonna do this.' "

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" The reason I wanted to do a webcomic was that I could be my own boss, and I could call the shots myself. "

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