Y'know, I wrote this as a comment on an entry in ocarina's Livejournal, but I think it can stand alone in mine as well, and I'm making this a public entry. Yes, my first public entry in god only knows how long
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I agree with you entirely. I'm actually doing a brief lecture on webcomics at a local con (the University of California: Irvine's ZotCon, which the RPG club put together all by their lonesome). Part of the lecture covers hosting, and that either joining a group or going at it alone has their own pros and cons, and neither is superior to the other - just different options. If permitted, I'd like to maybe let them know your feelings on the issue, as they're well thought-out and well... prettier than mine. Anyhow.
In short, I completely agree, and more power to you. Also, good luck with your book, and I'm very glad you made that particular mention of not letting one's webcomic slip when working on a print version: back in the day, a particular comic called Cool Cat Studio was a favorite of mine, and was the work of one of the few women in webcomics that I'd yet encountered. However, once the creator got a print comic offer, her online work dwindled swiftly, then stopped altogether. I wished her luck, and felt bad that due to my
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The fact of the matter is that those who write online comics are much like authors of tradional comics, of books like painters and musicians...they are all art forms and anyone involved with art knows that it is your passion for your art form that drives what you do and gives it life whether you get paid for it or not whther you get recognized for it or not. Those with that true fire in them do it not because they want X Y or Z but because they have to do it much like fish have to swin and birds have to fly. Is it possible to lose that fire or suddenly find that fire in yourself? I think so. What makes and artist and artist - passion. What makes a professional a professional - attitude. (just my two cents)
I generally am not fond of most of the webcomics on keenspot, but I still respect the writers' work, since the talent of drawing anything more complicated than boxes is far beyond me.
What I get in the technology industry is similar to what you describe. Some people get a lot of flak about the language they program in, or how they go about marketing it, than weather their programs are solid and useful or not. I don't think its just in the webcomic world, but honestly its a little reassuring that it doesn't just happen in the tech world either.
I think you're right to be annoyed that people can't grasp how you can respect an artist and still not like the way he does business, they are two separate distinct things.
Oh, and somehow I have a feeling Rice and Leonni (or any other children's auther) would have some difficulties, but I've seen weirder things. Look at Shel Silverstein's history :)
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In short, I completely agree, and more power to you. Also, good luck with your book, and I'm very glad you made that particular mention of not letting one's webcomic slip when working on a print version: back in the day, a particular comic called Cool Cat Studio was a favorite of mine, and was the work of one of the few women in webcomics that I'd yet encountered. However, once the creator got a print comic offer, her online work dwindled swiftly, then stopped altogether. I wished her luck, and felt bad that due to my ( ... )
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What I get in the technology industry is similar to what you describe. Some people get a lot of flak about the language they program in, or how they go about marketing it, than weather their programs are solid and useful or not. I don't think its just in the webcomic world, but honestly its a little reassuring that it doesn't just happen in the tech world either.
I think you're right to be annoyed that people can't grasp how you can respect an artist and still not like the way he does business, they are two separate distinct things.
Oh, and somehow I have a feeling Rice and Leonni (or any other children's auther) would have some difficulties, but I've seen weirder things. Look at Shel Silverstein's history :)
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