Geek Syndicate
spired by the events of my misspent youth, my circle of friends and all the terrible things we did to each other. The characters and events and most of the locations were fictionalized, by which I mean changed entirely, so it’s not a biography, but an homage to beautifully illadvised time in my life. GS: You’ve been working on Pictures of You for about five years now. What has made this project such a lasting one? GT: Actually, I’ve been working on Pictures of You on and off since 2000, and have been producing the comic actively since late 2006. What makes it lasting for me as a writer is that it’s very personal, because it’s drawn from my own reality, and I find a lot of emotion in it. The characters are deep and compelling, and the dynamic of such a large and diverse cast keeps me interested, keeps me digging to define them, to get to know them. Plus, the length of the story, though at times daunting, is a challenge I’ve given myself, and I’m not willing to admit defeat. The readers have also kept me going, to hear from people who become so invested in the story themselves, who grow to love and despise the characters, to see themselves
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