A video of this interview is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ph-ip0plbJM&t=0s&list=PL_pXBtCqjKy9DJ7UWxUI0GI_JGcX1exh5. Vernon Smith is a comic and children's book creator from New Orleans. He came to ALA Annual to do a signing for his most recent New Orleans children's book, The Littlest Streetcar is about a maintenance streetcar who comes to the rescue of many of the more iconic New Orleans streetcars. His comics, books, prints, and freelance contact info can be found at http://vernondraws.com.??Vernon is going to have a children's joke book released soon. He is also working on a Mardi Gras Indians book and a Spanish teaching graphic novel.??Editors notes: Sorry about the mic in the shot. I was just bobbing too much, so it kept entering the shot. This independent artist interview was conducted by Joseph Coco on behalf of Becca Hillburn's art process blog, Nattosoup (http://nattosoup.blogspot.com). It was conducted in the artist alley shortly after the convention.