The word cartunis is the least pretentious word, Chris says. It also sometimes lsay, oh, that sounds fun, you know, even though it's really not that fun. The word comic book itself doesn't give any indication of what an actual comic book is,. So it just refers to cheap books that are supposed to be funny.
In this audio interview with Debbie Millman, Chris Ware discusses his influences – including sending a Valentine to Charlie Brown – and explains why empathy figures so heavily into his work.