The way I grew up, I had a lot of personal issues with art. It's an individual thing, but I also think it's kind of Midwestern: You do your thing, but you don't talk about it. You make sure it's… — John Porcellino Copy Share Image
Punk rock was the first thing I found in my life that made me feel acceptable. The thing that got me into punk rock was the idea, "You're fine just the way you are." It sounds kind of dorky, but… — John Porcellino Copy Share Image
Tom Hart, David Lasky, Ed Brubaker, Megan Kelso, Julie Doucet. These people lived comics. The people in Seattle got together every week to draw… — John Porcellino Copy Share Image
My parents knew that I did King-Cat, but honestly my mom didn't want to see a lot of it. She would tell me, "I… — John Porcellino Copy Share Image
The whole point was just to be yourself, no matter what that was. You didn't have to fit into a certain punk-rock cliché. Create… — John Porcellino Copy Share Image
With my friends, it was always essentially true stories. That's how I always felt about doing King-Cat. This is something that really happened, whether… — John Porcellino Copy Share Image
Through my life and my experience, I believe getting "positive mental attitude" is true. Your brain has certain pathways in it, and if you… — John Porcellino Copy Share Image
The way I grew up, I had a lot of personal issues with art. It's an individual thing, but I also think it's kind… — John Porcellino Copy Share Image
Punk rock was the first thing I found in my life that made me feel acceptable. The thing that got me into punk rock… — John Porcellino Copy Share Image
It is more important to me to make art that is an honest expression of my life than it is to make pictures people… — John Porcellino Copy Share Image
“...we tear down the places where birds live, and put up places where people live, or places where people work to earn the money… — John Porcellino Copy Share Image
