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First of all, some context: A few weeks back I saw this link:
Ten Things to Know About the Future of Comics
Go on, read the article, I'll wait...
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Back already? OK then.
I did the mistake of reading the article myself and this is what I have to say:
1. No, Newspaper comics are UNDEAD; there's a clear difference.
2. If that were to be remotely true, DC , Marvel and others would had stopped monthly comics YEARS ago since it would had been bad for business.
3. Read point 4 of this article: http://www.cracked.com/article_18817_5-r
It's just not that easy to declare "papertrade is dead! Long live digital!". Yes, there's people that love digital media as it is, but there's still people that would like their collections to be tangible and highly resistant to electromagnetics. Things are rather complicated as it is, and it would be a really tricky action to leap directly into digital without destroying thousands of jobs in the middle.
4. I got nothing, since it's a biased argument to begin with.
5. Read point 4.
6. What is this I don’t even
7. For God's sake girl, you ever read any of Scott McCloud's books? He brings this point much better that you'll ever do. Manga didn't exactly "change the game"; it simply became more popular in the U.S. Besides, Japan doesn't have a monopoly when it comes to innovation. You want to be REALLY blown away? Read a EUROPEAN graphic novel. Point being, different cultures worldwide affect how sequential art evolves in their respective cultures. That's why American Storytelling is different from Asian, which is different from European, which is different from many others. While it's true that American comics are incorporating styles and concepts from manga, it doesn't mean they want to become like manga; in fact, most editors (even small press ones) will frown upon you if your sole artistic background is manga alone, instead of a personal one. By that, I mean that they expect you to be able to tell a story regardless of your style; they expect for you artwork to be solid, regardless of how realistic or minimalistic it is (Skottie Young, Eric Canete, Stan Sakai, Chris Schweizer, etc.).
8. I call bullshit. BULL. SHIT. The entry bar may seen low, because the internet actually made it easier to publish yourself. However, there's still a very definite line between fan and creator; the difference comes from work ethic and dedication. A fan WILL do all that crap she posted in said post; a true cartoonist on the other hand will treat it as a full-time job which (hopefully) is enjoyable for him/her. The artwork is not good enough? They'll work HARDER to improve. People don't like their current work? They'll take that as constructive criticism and will work on fixing the issues. In fact, they know very well when to be a fan (of other people) and when to be professional.
9. Speaking from personal experience, that's one of two statements that are actually true. Newsflash though: Publishers ALREADY KNOW. And since most up-and-coming artists are gullible girls with Unwarranted Self-Importance, it's really easy for slimy publishers to take advantage of such and screw them up badly (Read: Tokyopop a few years ago; I dunno if they set their record straight).
10. The other statement that is actually true, again speaking from personal experience -_-; A portion of them kinda end up with attitude issues however, but otherwise true.
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Well, there you go, an actual post after a long posting hiatus. that being said, I should post here more often.
I did the mistake of reading the article myself and this is what I have to say:
1. No, Newspaper comics are UNDEAD; there's a clear difference.
2. If that were to be remotely true, DC , Marvel and others would had stopped monthly comics YEARS ago since it would had been bad for business.
3. Read point 4 of this article: http://www.cracked.com/article_18817_5-r
It's just not that easy to declare "papertrade is dead! Long live digital!". Yes, there's people that love digital media as it is, but there's still people that would like their collections to be tangible and highly resistant to electromagnetics. Things are rather complicated as it is, and it would be a really tricky action to leap directly into digital without destroying thousands of jobs in the middle.
4. I got nothing, since it's a biased argument to begin with.
5. Read point 4.
6. What is this I don’t even
7. For God's sake girl, you ever read any of Scott McCloud's books? He brings this point much better that you'll ever do. Manga didn't exactly "change the game"; it simply became more popular in the U.S. Besides, Japan doesn't have a monopoly when it comes to innovation. You want to be REALLY blown away? Read a EUROPEAN graphic novel. Point being, different cultures worldwide affect how sequential art evolves in their respective cultures. That's why American Storytelling is different from Asian, which is different from European, which is different from many others. While it's true that American comics are incorporating styles and concepts from manga, it doesn't mean they want to become like manga; in fact, most editors (even small press ones) will frown upon you if your sole artistic background is manga alone, instead of a personal one. By that, I mean that they expect you to be able to tell a story regardless of your style; they expect for you artwork to be solid, regardless of how realistic or minimalistic it is (Skottie Young, Eric Canete, Stan Sakai, Chris Schweizer, etc.).
8. I call bullshit. BULL. SHIT. The entry bar may seen low, because the internet actually made it easier to publish yourself. However, there's still a very definite line between fan and creator; the difference comes from work ethic and dedication. A fan WILL do all that crap she posted in said post; a true cartoonist on the other hand will treat it as a full-time job which (hopefully) is enjoyable for him/her. The artwork is not good enough? They'll work HARDER to improve. People don't like their current work? They'll take that as constructive criticism and will work on fixing the issues. In fact, they know very well when to be a fan (of other people) and when to be professional.
9. Speaking from personal experience, that's one of two statements that are actually true. Newsflash though: Publishers ALREADY KNOW. And since most up-and-coming artists are gullible girls with Unwarranted Self-Importance, it's really easy for slimy publishers to take advantage of such and screw them up badly (Read: Tokyopop a few years ago; I dunno if they set their record straight).
10. The other statement that is actually true, again speaking from personal experience -_-; A portion of them kinda end up with attitude issues however, but otherwise true.
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Well, there you go, an actual post after a long posting hiatus. that being said, I should post here more often.
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