Especially for people of our generation, who really celebrated certain attitudes – the outsider.
ADRIAN TOMINEBut not the kind of comics that they were used to, and no, it’s not pornography, etc.
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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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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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Whereas the graphic novel is now being held up as something to aspire to and as something that’s respectable for adults to read.
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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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Who was trying to be cool by writing about young people and a certain kind of Bay Area culture that I was tangentially a part of.
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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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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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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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I feel like if people are going to go to the effort to get a stamp and, you know, put it on an envelope that, you know, it’s a big effort these days. So I often write back.
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I started publishing my comic while I was still living with my parents.
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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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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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