I think it was born out of that grade school…

I think it was born out of that grade school fantasy that a lot of nerds like me had, which was “I could probably get the cute red-headed girl that sits across from me, if only every other boy in the entire school dies.”

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TALKING “Y” WITH BKV: THE BRIAN K. VAUGHN INTERVIEW conducted by Nolan Reese May 21, 2003

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