*One of the brightest stars of the new generation of alternative cartoonists, Paul Pope is currently self-publishing THB in America while simultaneously working on "the Japanese THB", SUPERTROUBLE, for Japan's largest manga publisher, Kodansha. Pope is also writing and drawing a 12 part crime story called "The One Trick Rip-Off" for Dark Horse Comics, to be collected in book format next year. Pope lists among his influences cartoonists from all over the world, including Japan's Masayuki Soma, Italy's Attillo Micheluzzi, and America's Alex Toth. He cites economy of line and directness of expression as his highest artistic values for comics. *Source: Back of card