I get the impression from some people that unless they get direct access to characters’ thoughts and realizations.
ADRIAN TOMINEThe experience of reading a comic should not be the time it takes to turn each page.
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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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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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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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Either thought balloons or narrations or some sort of showy action, then those thoughts and realizations never existed.
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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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But not the kind of comics that they were used to, and no, it’s not pornography, etc.
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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 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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Just in terms of being able to be a professional artist, but also it’s nice to not have to dread introductions.
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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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I’m very grateful for it. But at the same time, it’s not a subculture-y thing anymore; it’s something that’s in the New York Times and the New Yorker.
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I never go home and take out those business cards and go to those websites.
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The experience of reading a comic should not be the time it takes to turn each page.
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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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