in the later part of elementary school, he began developing an interest in superhero comics batman and the flash. in high school, his interest in comic books grew to include what he calls "really weird indie books," "the tick", "johnny the homicidal maniac", "sandman", "milk & cheese", and the crime works of brian michael bendis. he had no interest in superheroes at that time, until he read "watchmen", "", and "".</ref> he is now an avid fan of dc comics characters, which he references frequently in his blog and in his autobiographical comic, "my stupid life".