Joe gives us a fast-paced and wide-ranging view of comics as he sees them today, and ties it all together behind the idea that collaboration is one of the most appealing and crucial things about comics for him. He discusses drawing as a child, writing as an adult, and broadening his point of view by doing things like working in a comic shop while also creating comics. The result is an excited-but-measured view of the comics industry, and his passion is palpable. When he's not studying every layer of the comics industry, Joe practices boxing, and the lessons from that have proven to have wider applications than just throwing punches.