A video of this interview is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSQ1RkABOpE&t=0s&list=PL_pXBtCqjKy9DJ7UWxUI0GI_JGcX1exh5. Ben Hatke is a comic artist from Shenandoah Valley, Virginia. He attended A2CAF to promote his many comics such as the Zita the Spacegirl series, a series about a girl on the other side of the universe trying to get home, as well as his new children’s book, Julia’s House for Lost Creatures. His Twitter is @benhatke and his work can be found at http://benhatke.com. ??Editor's note: Crowd sounds were picked up because I forgot my external mic.??????????????????This independent artist interview was conducted by Joseph Coco on behalf of Becca Hillburn's art process blog, Nattosoup (http://nattosoup.blogspot.com). It was conducted in the artist alley during the convention. If you would like to be interviewed at a convention or show support for the interviews, please contact Becca and contribute to her Patreon, https://patreon.com/Nattosoup.