You do become very close like a family but because you see each other for such an intense period of time on the set everyday. You really don't end up socializing that much. ↗
I don't think there's any independent cartoonist whose stuff I don't like or respect in at least some way or another. We're all marginal laborers - we're practically medical oddities - so I don't see why we can't all be nice to each other. ↗