Whereas the graphic novel is now being held up as something to aspire to and as something that’s respectable for adults to read.
ADRIAN TOMINEI think in terms of getting new artists who are not in that sort of stereotypical teenage boy demographic.
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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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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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There’s been a lot of progress recently. And I shouldn’t make a definitive statement about this.
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For me, like, the more interesting a letter is I just get more excited and I know that this going to be great for my friends who are looking forward to reading that in my comic.
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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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I think there’s this general hunger for greater diversity, where publishers are really excited about finding different voices than what has been done.
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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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Either thought balloons or narrations or some sort of showy action, then those thoughts and realizations never existed.
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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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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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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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That partially due to the world of media and commerce, the idea of a comic book has been lost in the ghetto.
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And with this sort of increased visibility, there’s more money going around in the industry, and it changes a lot, in terms of who gets into the business as a creator, who sticks with it, and who gets pushed out.
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But there are definitely pros and cons. You could also look at it as bringing in a more diverse crowd.
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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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