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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.

Adrian Tomine

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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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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I think there’s a lot of evolution that’s happened in intangible ways, in terms of how I think about the work or how I plan it out.
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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 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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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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When email and the Internet came along, I never publish an email address. I just stuck with this P.O. Box address.
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The idea of trying to make the effort to produce something, to put something out into the world, rather than just taking in all the stuff the world’s putting out at you.
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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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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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The loner – it can have a real impact on the art when they realize, I have friends, I’m married, or I have kids. That’s certainly happened to me.
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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 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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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 started publishing my comic while I was still living with my parents.
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