There’s been a lot of progress recently. And I shouldn’t make a definitive statement about this.
ADRIAN TOMINEBut not the kind of comics that they were used to, and no, it’s not pornography, etc.
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There were points at which I was trying to use my art to reflect positively on myself, to almost be flirtatious through the work.
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For a stretch of time, I got really caught up in the idea that what people liked about my work was that I was a young guy.
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I do think it’s getting more and more rare in this country to raise a kid with the attitude that creativity is something valuable.
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There are certain artists and filmmakers who, I get the impression, are trying to show off how bad their characters can be, how immoral their characters can be.
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But my impression is that the main impediment to progress in that regard is the number of people who are choosing to make a go of it.
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I think in terms of getting new artists who are not in that sort of stereotypical teenage boy demographic.
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No one would get into doing a black-and-white comic because they thought it might be a route to riches.
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If you’re changing diapers and going to the playground, any ambitions of being a cool guy have to fly out the window.
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But if there was a mini-comic here in my hand, I’d read it while I ate my lunch.
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And I do think it’s sort of too bad that what once was a safe haven for truly eccentric, outsider artists is no longer that thing.
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It’s psychologically a weird experience to be so aware of the fact that the real time of your life is moving much faster than the fictional time you’re trying to depict.
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I wanted to avoid doing what I thought people wanted me to do.
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But not the kind of comics that they were used to, and no, it’s not pornography, etc.
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Look, there’s no denying that comics have moved dramatically into the mainstream in North American culture in the last 10 years.
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Either thought balloons or narrations or some sort of showy action, then those thoughts and realizations never existed.
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