“I’m drawing about my life; about a black couple because I’m black… Nearly every married couple I know is like Joe and Marcy. The image of young blacks is so skewed, so false. Joe and Marcy and the characters I’ve developed are deep and based on real life.

“Words cannot express my gratitude for JumpStart… I would call it a dream come true, but I never dreamed of this phenomenon … never imagined this kind of longevity.”

Robb Armstrong