How is mythology important today? Can modern people relate mythological stories to their own lives?
I think that’s what art is, for those so inclined. It’s not just something you do because you think it looks pretty, or looks awful, for that matter. The importance of mythology right now is the same as it’s always been: To unravel ourselves and each other; to reflect on the things that happen to us and give them meaning; or to change their meaning, strip them of meaning, so you can keep on living with yourself. The very first pieces of art that we find, and the first signs of human consciousness, are religious. Cave paintings, bone arrangements. I think there’s something to that. And in many ways, our psychological needs haven’t changed a whole lot in the past fifty thousand years, even if many other things have. Image: A page from the Chasing the Wish comic. In both “Join My Cult!” and your forthcoming novel, Fallen Nation: Babylon Burning, you present characters modeled on mythological figures alongside depictions of regular people. What are you trying to reveal by integrating mytho
