Usually when you're doing concepts for a character, you just try a couple different things to see what sticks.

Having a blank slate is sometimes as daunting as it is exciting.

There's a creative freedom to comics, and a fulfillment I get out of panel layouts and storytelling that is hard for me to get anywhere else.

I'm sure that no matter what I'm involved in, I'll always be doing comics, at least in some minor capacity.

Lots of places to hone your skill as an artist and still earn a paycheck while you're waiting to kick the door down.

On a book like 'X-Men,' you have to stay true to the established fiction, working with editors to ensure continuity, sometimes across multiple titles.