- Give equal representation to all walks of life; be it gender, age, sex, or race. None of that Hollywood whitewashing, sexism, or gender role. Screw Hollywood.
- Be free to get WEIRD. Feel free to introduce bio-punk medical-babble, monsters that look and act like things out of a nightmare, and other-worldly cosmic horrors. Have fun and see how far “fantasy” can really go!
- Be sincere and give weight to the things that deserve it. While it may be violent and over-the-top at some points, never forget that each one of the characters are people. They will get scared and they will get hurt, and that will persist throughout the story.
- Pull no punches. Much like George R.R. Martin has taught us by now: “no one is invincible.” Mortal wounds will not make miraculous recoveries, terrible things can happen at any moment, and all heroes can die. I will not cheapen death or suffering because I believe they deserve a certain level of respect and gravity.
- Humanity. No matter how dark, scary, violent, or terrible the world seems there is always a shred of decency somewhere buried deep within. No one is ever truly “evil” instead they are misguided, selfish, or unsympathetic. I don’t believe the world is a truly terrible place and I want my comics to reflect that.
- Strive to do the best that you can.
-Charlie