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Francisco, and decided to enter into the world of neuropsychological imag ing research. I lost the love for it, however, and came back to comics through my best friend James Sime, proprietor of Isotope. I've drawn since I was a boy, but have never had any formal art training. 2. What's the worst thing your parents think you've ever done? It doesn't necessarily have to be the worst thing that you've actually ever done, but what's the worst thing your parents think you've ever done? Ryan Yount: I couldn't even guess what the worst thing my parents think I've ever done is...but I'm pretty sure it's not as bad as the worst thing I've actually done. That just speaks to the trust and belief my parents have in me. Of course, they could be at home right now, just worrying about me driving around drunk in a musclecar, having unprotected sex with prosti tutes and snorting enough blow to kill a horse...all while not wearing my seatbelt. 3. Just what exactly is Scurvy Dogs and where did that come from? What is it that co-writer Andrew Boyd brings to the deck? Ryan Yount: "Scurvy Dogs" is a pirate-adventure-humor comic. It is, in actuality, the funniest pirate comic ever. The whole thing started as a joke, a pirate joke, with my buddy Andrew Boyd. Last year, we decided that the silly pirate-jokes we were lobbing back-and-forth should be turned into a mini-comic. But 200 pages of pirate jokes later, we decided that we ought to just go ahead and publish a full-size 24 page issue. Andrew is the other half of our "Scurvy Dogs" brain; in a lot of ways, he's even more wacky than I am. Our senses-of-humor jibe really well; we push each other to be funny. But we also act to check ourselves..."nah, that joke isn't really that funny"..."that's funny, but too offensive"..."nobody will understand that one"...stuff like that. It's a blast to work with Andrew -- our writing sessions consist of the two of us just trying to make the other one laugh ... most of it ends up happening when we're hanging out drinking in bars, or chillin' at the Isotope-- totally informal. 4. The "Scurv" has been wildly well-received within the comic book indus try, already, and you've leveraged some mainstream publicity with it. Stardom appears right around the corner. What's the best advice you've received about coping with the celebrity lifestyle? Ryan Yount: I've been told not to rush out and spend my money on a Corvette with a trunk full of coke, and then wrap that 'Vette around a tele phone post. "Personal experience," he said.

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