Nick Main talks to acclaimed cartoonist Tony Millionaire about Krazy Kat, his real name and writing books for kids:
Did you start to change your style of writing in the Sock Monkey books when you had children?
No, they ended up turning into children’s books, but not really. The first couple of Sock Monkey books were not made for children. They were made for adults who remember old children’s books. So, basically I had done them because the strip that I do, Maakies, is so bitter and pessimistic. Well, it’s sort of optimistic, but it’s got a pessimistic tone to it, and it’s very dirty and kind of grueling. I wanted to do something to pull myself away from that every now and then, so I started doing the Sock Monkey books, which are much lighter, even though the drawing is heavier. I wanted to do something that I could dig deep into the back of my mind for inspiration, further back than just my own drunken state at the time, so I would think about the times I spent at my Grandma’s house, going up and down the old squeaky staircases. So I started writing the Sock Monkey books.
