Just in terms of being able to be a professional artist, but also it’s nice to not have to dread introductions.
ADRIAN TOMINEBut there are definitely pros and cons. You could also look at it as bringing in a more diverse crowd.
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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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But 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.
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I never go home and take out those business cards and go to those websites.
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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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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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But not the kind of comics that they were used to, and no, it’s not pornography, etc.
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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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I get the impression from some people that unless they get direct access to characters’ thoughts and realizations.
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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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You start to feel very weighted down sometimes.
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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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But if there was a mini-comic here in my hand, I’d read it while I ate my lunch.
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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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Either thought balloons or narrations or some sort of showy action, then those thoughts and realizations never existed.
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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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