Why is the comic industry not breaking in any new talent compared to the '60s-early '90s? Is it just because the money's not there anymore?
Why is the comic industry not breaking in any new talent compared to the '60s-early '90s...
Christian Lopez
Liam Gray
It is though. It's just that the talent is mediocre and the money is bad. You also have to consider the fact that the biggest genre is capeshit and that genre has been jogging in place and telling every possible story for decades.
Kevin Kelly
There's actually significantly more new talent coming in than there was in the late 90's and early 00's.
But still, working for Marvel/DC is less appealing than ever before. You make shit money, if you're an artist you have to turn out at least 22 pages a month of someone else's scripts, you don't own any of what you create, you have to deal with terrible corporate politics and clashing egos. It just really doesn't make sense to work for the big two when you could put that time and effort into creating your own comic where you have complete creative control and get to keep all the money and rights.
Which is all the exact same reasons that Image was founded in the first place.
And if you're a writer, TV pays way, way more. Comics is just a terrible job to work unless you really love the characters THAT much or just need some way to build a portfolio while making some cash.
Connor Allen
>Why is the comic industry not breaking in any new talent compared to the '60s-early '90s?
Oh so you're an idiot?
Hunter Jackson
Smart and talented people don't go into comics if there are other avenues to share their craft. That's why everything in mainstream comics in 2019 is either trash or traced or is just filtered photographs with text added.
Tyler Garcia
turn an industry into fuckshit and only fuckboys want to play. any good writers will be working outside the mainstream credentialing pipeline. everything from awards to media to editors to job placement. all agenda driven and all politically motivated
the game no longer selects for or attacts good writers so it no longer gets them
Anthony Bennett
No, because it is too fucking hard to break into the industry. It's 110% WHO you know and not what you know or how talented you are. Only friends of friends manage to get anywhere.
Samuel Price
what other avenues are there to share your comic book if not in the comic book industry?
I'm sure publishers for creator owned material pay more than webcomics... or zines?
Levi Jones
It's kind of an embarrassing thing for any writer to get into. Even if it has become a lot more mainstream than before, comics are still nerd shit and most people look down on anyone who is actually a part of it. And it does not pay well for the amount of effort and time restraints involved.
Hunter Butler
This, it is insanely competitive, overworks most people, and the least legitimate media format to work under. Plus a writer can write for a sitcom and make a hell of a lot more money, and respect.