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I prefer working out of strict continuity, because no normal human being can have a firm grip on the constantly shifting bardo-like territory of a comics universe, where entire histories can be erased by a strong enough super-sneeze.

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Grant Morrison
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: January 31
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