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.
ADRIAN TOMINEI 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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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 this general hunger for greater diversity, where publishers are really excited about finding different voices than what has been done.
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And now people even of our parents’ generation are familiar with the term “graphic novel,” which is kind of amazing.
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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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I think in terms of getting new artists who are not in that sort of stereotypical teenage boy demographic.
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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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There’s been a lot of progress recently. And I shouldn’t make a definitive statement about this.
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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 get the impression from some people that unless they get direct access to characters’ thoughts and realizations.
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I started publishing my comic while I was still living with my parents.
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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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For a stretch of time, I got really caught up in the idea that what people liked about my work was that I was a young guy.
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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 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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