Cathy Guisewite

I'm lucky that my real-life Mom has both a great sense of humor about herself and an amazing ability to slip into complete denial if the subject matter gets a little too close to home.

Imagine my surprise when, after a lifetime of teaching me to keep personal things to myself, Mom insisted my drawings were the start of a comic strip for millions of people to enjoy.

The best strips are the most honest. That's just the truth of it.

That is the definition of equal justice under law: everyone gets a fair shot, everyone pays their fair share, and everyone plays by the same set of rules.

I am thrilled to get the chance to write comics - and to tell Forgotten Realms tales, to boot!

So many cartoonists draw the same year after year. When they find a style, they stick with it. They don't mess with innovation, and they become boring.