The short version: Way back in the early 90's me and some college buddies had a loosely knit art collective that helped each other out on whatever projects would come around, we called ourselves the House of Twelve (there were 12 of us then). When some of us regrouped to do the first issue of the comic the name stuck. Since then the group has evolved and grown to the beast she is today, but dear god I love her so, the fat bitch.

A valid question. y'see between 1990 and 1995 I attended the School of Visual Arts, while there people twisted my name from Hasselberger and began calling me Cheeseburger. And while a cheeseburger is quite possibly my favorite thing on Earth, a really good one is a big, greasy, sloppy motherfucker. Now, trying to seduce young art school girls was hard enough without your first impression being "big, greasy, sloppy motherfucker." So I shortened it to Cheese, because everyone likes cheese, (except the lactose intolerant, and they can go fuck). I've been Cheese professionally for about 15 years. It's gotten to the point where everyone but my mother calls me Cheese.

No. I do everything for the 'company' either myself or with our regular contributors. So no, I am not hiring, nor do I need an intern. I also don't need comic writers. I get more emails from 'comic writers' then I know what to do with. There are plenty of online resources for teaming up writers and artists; sorry, but this ain't one of them. The cartoonists I work with 95% of the time are writer/artists and I'd like to keep it that way. The new book has one duo, and they are guys I have known and respected for years.

No, I will not publish your book. At least, there is a 99% chance I will not publish your book. Feel free to send me samples (samples, not 200 pages of your opus) and I will look at them. Also let it be known that I am extremely harsh when it comes to criticism. I pull no punches and tend to come across as a dick, but that doesn't mean I'm wrong.