Ten Stupid Questions with Ed Brubaker

Editor's note: This was originally filled out on September 13th, 2003

In which city do you work?

No city. I live in the countryside, in Mendocino County, CA.

What got you into comics?
My dad and a huge stack of old comics he got from his friends at work. Stuff their kids had grown out of, including old ECs, early Marvel's, lots of great stuff for the late 60s.

Where do babies come from?
Usually from really stupid people, in my experience. With the odd exception.

Where do you see yourself in five years?
Spaceship city?

What do you feel you have yet to do?
Finish these ten questions.

Does this make me look fat?
Only in the bum.

Which of your projects are you the most proud of?
Either Sleeper or Scene of the Crime, depending on what day it is. Often Gotham Central, too, on Saturdays.

Who are your influences, inside or outside of comics?
I don't know. Influences are so weird, sometimes you grow out of them, sometimes you always like them, and other times you're influenced without even knowing it. I try as hard as I can not to have any conscious influences.

Does this look infected to you?
Just don't open that attachment file.

What advice would you give a person trying to break into the industry?
Date J-Lo.