"i've been reading his stuff for years. i even remember in my freshman dorm room, folding up pieces of paper to make a mouth sized pamphlet and starting on my graphic novel," he says. " art was really the single example o somebody trying to do something in comics that was genuinely serious and human and powerful." 'He's one of my very best friends in old than i owe in my life'
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.