Matt talked more about the design of the Simpsons.

'I think that memorable cartoon characters are always identifiable in silhouette. That applies to the Simpsons, as well as Life in Hell. The main character in Life in Hell, Binky, is a rabbit, with these two huge ears. Then I introduced his son, and wanted to make him different, so he's just got the one ear.'

'With the Simpsons' spiked heads, few people had used that before, so I got lucky really. Now I can't see a picket fence without thinking of Bart.'

Then someone asked the inevitable question about the rumoured Simpsons movie.

'Yes � I always get asked about the movie. Well, we've made progress on it, because we've had lunch, and talked about it� once! The problem is that there's enough story in every episode of the Simpsons to make a feature. It's easy to come up with a story, but to come up with the story is the trick. Besides, we're still having fun with the series...'

It looks like it could be a while, then.