Reference

Paul Pope - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Paul Pope (b. 1972) is a United States alternative comic book artist. Influenced by Ray Bradbury and William S. Burroughs, Pope's stories evoke poignant, under-explored aspects of youth culture. ... Pope introduced THB ... in 1995, the same year he began work for Kodansha, Japan's best-known manga publisher. Pope eventually developed the manga "Supertrouble" for Kodansha ..."

Web Pages

Paul Pope - Libertarian
Advocates for Self-Government

Interviews

INTERVIEW: Paul Pope: Ripping the Face Off Manga, by Carl Gustav Horn, Pulp, Aug 2001
"I would say that manga is an attempt--it's a lot of things, because it's a huge art form--but I would say that the best manga attempts to recreate the psychological state of a character. So it's the character driving the narrative rather than the story driving the character."