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.
ADRIAN TOMINEI think a lot of the criticism had to do with disliking the characters – which, again, I take as something of a compliment.
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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 sense a real difference in my work from the time I was younger and single and more involved in the world of music and going out to bars and all that.
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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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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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I wanted to avoid doing what I thought people wanted me to do.
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I get the impression from some people that unless they get direct access to characters’ thoughts and realizations.
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I’m also probably one of the few remaining holdouts who hasn’t consented to making the e-book versions of all my work, which is annoying to some of my publishers.
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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 think in terms of getting new artists who are not in that sort of stereotypical teenage boy demographic.
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Underground and alternative comics existed in a vacuum for years, where money really wasn’t an issue.
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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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Either thought balloons or narrations or some sort of showy action, then those thoughts and realizations never existed.
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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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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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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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