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.
ADRIAN TOMINEThe 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.
ADRIAN TOMINEI think in terms of getting new artists who are not in that sort of stereotypical teenage boy demographic.
ADRIAN TOMINEI get the impression from some people that unless they get direct access to characters’ thoughts and realizations.
ADRIAN TOMINEBut 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.
ADRIAN TOMINEEither thought balloons or narrations or some sort of showy action, then those thoughts and realizations never existed.
ADRIAN TOMINEWhereas the graphic novel is now being held up as something to aspire to and as something that’s respectable for adults to read.
ADRIAN TOMINEIf you’re changing diapers and going to the playground, any ambitions of being a cool guy have to fly out the window.
ADRIAN TOMINEIt’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.
ADRIAN TOMINEThat partially due to the world of media and commerce, the idea of a comic book has been lost in the ghetto.
ADRIAN TOMINEThe 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.
ADRIAN TOMINEUnderground and alternative comics existed in a vacuum for years, where money really wasn’t an issue.
ADRIAN TOMINEThere’s been a lot of progress recently. And I shouldn’t make a definitive statement about this.
ADRIAN TOMINENo one would get into doing a black-and-white comic because they thought it might be a route to riches.
ADRIAN TOMINEI started publishing my comic while I was still living with my parents.
ADRIAN TOMINEFor 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.
ADRIAN TOMINEEspecially for people of our generation, who really celebrated certain attitudes – the outsider.
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