Paul has been my friend and mentor ever since he hired me straight out of Brooklyn College 30 years ago. Not being a comics fan, I wasn’t quite sure what I was getting myself into, but I was immediately taken by the medium, and I had an excellent teacher. With his razor-sharp intelligence, innate business and creative talent and stellar integrity, Paul’s influence on me, both personally and professionally has been huge. His life-long passion for comics and his great respect for the writers and artists who produce them has been infectious and unfailing, and his support for new creative visions and the unlimited storytelling potential of the form has helped transform this medium. The modern comics landscape would be very different if not for Paul; he’s touched so many lives in this business; fellow employees, freelancers, retailers, fans, and certainly my own. I know that he’ll continue to be a major presence in our incredible world of words and pictures, and I’m really looking forward to seeing him stretch those writer muscles and see if he’s got a cool and edgy Vertigo idea to send my way.