I think this is why the Big Two path isn't my path. The only benefit of it would be to transfer attention to my indie stuff. I agree that doesn't happen. Even as a consumer, I don't do that very often.
So it's make the indie things and accept the likelihood that this is mostly for you and nobody will read it, or, give up on that for mainstream work that isn't yours.
Maturity, at least for me, has meant not only accepting the former, but finding the reward of purpose within.
Sometimes it's luck or what you do with a lucky break. Sometimes it's shameless self promotion. (See the Cartoonist Kafabee YouTube channel). Most of the time it's hard work. Meeting deadlines all the time and hava marketable style.
This time for you it was who you know (networking) and the combination of hard work, plus a style that fit the material. You knew Neil and have been producing work for many( I'm not going to figure out how many)years.
Love your post!! A comic artist friend told me a Buddhist saying "the thing about success (and fame) is that it is fleeting", he'd rather be happy than famous.
I think you did a better Spidey than Larsen, I think he was picked due to his art resembling McFarland's style superficially,
I very much liked Amethyst, actually.
Same here! Not my usual type of book but I liked it!
Thanks Colleen. Didn't realise I needed to hear this until I read it. If you know what I mean.
I think this is why the Big Two path isn't my path. The only benefit of it would be to transfer attention to my indie stuff. I agree that doesn't happen. Even as a consumer, I don't do that very often.
So it's make the indie things and accept the likelihood that this is mostly for you and nobody will read it, or, give up on that for mainstream work that isn't yours.
Maturity, at least for me, has meant not only accepting the former, but finding the reward of purpose within.
Sometimes it's luck or what you do with a lucky break. Sometimes it's shameless self promotion. (See the Cartoonist Kafabee YouTube channel). Most of the time it's hard work. Meeting deadlines all the time and hava marketable style.
This time for you it was who you know (networking) and the combination of hard work, plus a style that fit the material. You knew Neil and have been producing work for many( I'm not going to figure out how many)years.
An overnight success story years in the making.
https://youtu.be/uN1BS-L1vx8?feature=shared
Love your post!! A comic artist friend told me a Buddhist saying "the thing about success (and fame) is that it is fleeting", he'd rather be happy than famous.
I think you did a better Spidey than Larsen, I think he was picked due to his art resembling McFarland's style superficially,
I really liked "Leah".
A very wise essay on fame. Thank you.
Never transitive, always transitory. Thank you, Colleen.