Bobsy: Your personal relationships with other comics professionals are an aspect of the book. I know it’s not what the book’s about, but our listeners are going to be intrigued by that aspect, if you don’t mind going there.

It seems like a massive reversal of cosmic justice that you’re writing a memoir and Mark Millar appears to be able to walk into any room and make a film whenever he wants to. Do you feel that there’s a tension still between you guys there?

Grant: There’s a tension between us based on past history, but not… what you say isn’t necessarily true, I don’t want to say bad things about people like Mark and anyone but yeah, Kick Ass was made, Wanted was made, there are no other films any more made than say Joe The Barbarian and We3 which are all in the same state of production with directors attached, with screenplays… Hollywood doesn’t work that way, you can’t walk in a room, and he doesn’t… you know I live in Hollywood, I live there four months of the year and I know what goes on, there aren’t 200 million dollars films being made, it’s not – what can I say… I don’t really want to say… I don’t want to come out against somebody who will see it as an attack, it’s all too easy to do.

Mark has had to make a certain smokescreen of himself, to look a certain way, you know. Look at sales of Ultimates Comics Ultimates Vs Ultimate Avengers… that’s what it’s all about right now… I wish him well but, no, there is no good feeling between myself and Mark Millar for many reasons most of which are he destroyed my faith in human fucking nature.

Bobsy: Oh, dear! Hopefully you’ve built it back up again since.

Grant: I dunno, obviously there’s some good stuff out there, but no a lot of things roundabout the start of the decade were quite brutal wake up calls for little Mr Aquarius.

Bobsy: I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to put you on the spot with anything there.

Grant: It’s alright, I know these are the exciting things, but it’s too easy… it would be like execution, you know?

Bobsy: On a slightly more friendly note, perhaps…

Grant: …yeah, let’s talk about Alan Moore instead.