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So, how long have you been making comic books?
I'm not sure, um, ever since I was a kid, I suppose.
Hmm, really?
Were your parents encouraging?
- Oh, not at all. - Why not?
Not a lot of successful comic book artists where I'm from.
- And where are you from? - New Zealand.
Oh, it's a beautiful place.
Oh, you... you've been to New Zealand?
No, but...
Kat makes me go see all the Hobbit movies, so...
Oh, so, you know all about us and our ways.
- That was sassy. - Yeah, I'm a sassy little hobbit.
I like it.
Now tell me, truthfully...
Are there any successful comic book writers anywhere?
Well, the School of Visual Arts has had its share. Yeah.
Right. SVA.
Do you have a problem with the SVA?
No, it's just, um, well, I wanted Kat to go to Columbia.
Oh, Columbia is a good school.
Columbia is a great school.
- What do you do? - I teach at Columbia.
Really? Wow. What do you teach?
- American literature. - American literature?
Early American, pre-comic book.
Is that supposed to be a joke?
- Maybe. - So hilarious.
You do realize that..
comic books are part of American literature, don't you?
I don't know if I would necessarily...
- How many comic books have you read? - Oh, gosh...
Including yours?
Sure, including mine.
Actually, I've only read yours.
Unbelievable! And this is why people still don't take comics seriously.
Because the literature department of Columbia University
doesn't even recognize it as literature!
Listen, I liked your little book.
My little book?
I liked your comic book. Better?
My little comic book?
Oh my God, are you guys arguing already?
Ah, please, mind your business, Kat.
Mind your business, Kat.
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