Meager Existences

[jamesohgoodie]

Alan Moore said in an interview widely available on YouTube that if you want to get into comics, do it because you love it, not because you want to make a ton of money.  You'll make ENOUGH money he said (enough to get by, pay your mortgage and what not) but you won't be a millionaire.  The hope for that seemed to die a horrible death in the 90's

Comments

[theteague]

As far as comics go, it's not just the internet affecting the sales numbers. Lots of other variables come into play both with the audience and the business side.

Anywho, I don't see the internet as destroying mainstream media, but just changing it, more as a combination of what both television and VHS did to the film business that was comfortable with just theaters. It's resulting in major changes and adaptations, but not obliteration. There will still be a big discrepency between independents and those with large funds for production and marketing.

Oh, and I don't see the wheeler-dealer mentality of Trump as something wrong, it's just different challenges being met. I take it the same as someone being proud of busting out 10 full pages a day or managing 3 or 4 ongoing comic projects at a time.

[jamesohgoodie]

Well of course. In terms of traditional floppy comics, bad editorial mandates and not appealing to people outside your core audience has certainly affected sales. Ask Glych about "white wall tires", she can explain it better than me.

And deep down I know corporations will make the transition onto the web (at this point they'll have to or die out). TV seems to be doing alright with Hulu and newspapers are making the gradual transition. What I was more criticizing are the CEO's stubbornly refusing to make the transition because it means less millions for them. Also the point I brought up with Trump, the compulsive acquisition of millions. It's that mentality that has led to CEO's who've ground their companies into the earth still getting billion dollar bonuses.

...10 full pages a day? Sheesh, if only right? I heard Kirby used to bust out 6 to 8 completed pencils a day, the mad bastard.