Given the coverage of Karl Rove, we thought it was appropriate, especially given the history of the strip,

He came to a point where he thought he had no more to give to the characters.

He didn't want to get to the point of being repetitive, not fresh.

Our only regret is that it didn't last longer. That was Bill's decision.

[Salem already knows some of the answers. What is Watterson doing these days and where does he live?] He's not doing much; he's living somewhere in the Western Hemisphere, ... Bill's a very private person and just prefers to keep that part of his life private.

We didn't try to pick the 'best of,' because eight different people would have different views,