As anyone who's ever collected comics knows, it's the scarcity of comics that helps create their demand and popularity over time, not their wide distribution.
You know, this is the kind of thing that pisses me off. Comics are for READING.
If anything, treating them as collectables has ruined the artform and made it the refuge of obsessive geeks.
Come on! How many people bag their paperback science fiction novels? Is that Agatha Christie really going to improve in value? And yet, that's the impression the mainstream has of comic books - they're collectables. If anything, I'm glad there's a ton of comics online, and I hope they put all those Avengers online too.
True, right now there's no money in webcomics and it's not much of a business thing.
However, that's today, and things are changing fast. I don't think you can close the book on the subject. It's not going to be webcomics that change the marketplace anyway: It's going to be the big corporations that want to be paid for the content they put out on the web that will force some kind of viable system on the internet.
Personally, I take the long view: I hope Odd Jobs gradually starts making money so that when I get ready to retire in 20 years or so, it'll suplement my income.
Regards, Tim Broderick
http://oddjobs.keenspace.com
You know, whether or not you agree with the government, there's one thing you've got to consider:
Anyone who collects a whole lotta guns and arms in possible illegal circumstances AND starts an apocalyptic cult AND refuses to cooperate with legal authorities pretty much is asking for stepped up action by the government against them.
I'm not defending government action - I expect the government to screw things up. Hell, SNAFU was a WWII term, and that was when trust in government was pretty high.
The Branch Davidians put themselves in a situation where the government was going to act - if not then, then soon after. Really, what did you expect?
To me, they're not martyrs, they're nominees for the Darwin Awards.
Regards, Tim Broderick
http://oddjobs.keenspace.com
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Yeah, I'm shamelessly plugging my comic, but it is a serious mystery cartoon that's gotten a lot of good reviews from people associated with the genre. It's also featured at Thrillingdetective.com.
It is a cartoon for adults by an adult. The cartooning medium can be used for sophisticated storytelling, and I think I'm one of the people doing just that.
Give it a try at http://oddjobs.keenspace.com
Now Tuesdays and Thursdays, but soon M-F
Regards, Tim Broderick
http://oddjobs.keenspace.com
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There is a model now, and it's Modern Tales. Regards, Tim Broderick http://oddjobs.keenspace.com http://www.moderntales.com
This is not going to work.
As anyone who's ever collected comics knows, it's the scarcity of comics that helps create their demand and popularity over time, not their wide distribution.
You know, this is the kind of thing that pisses me off. Comics are for READING.
If anything, treating them as collectables has ruined the artform and made it the refuge of obsessive geeks.
Come on! How many people bag their paperback science fiction novels? Is that Agatha Christie really going to improve in value? And yet, that's the impression the mainstream has of comic books - they're collectables. If anything, I'm glad there's a ton of comics online, and I hope they put all those Avengers online too.
Regards, Tim Broderick
True, right now there's no money in webcomics and it's not much of a business thing.
However, that's today, and things are changing fast. I don't think you can close the book on the subject. It's not going to be webcomics that change the marketplace anyway: It's going to be the big corporations that want to be paid for the content they put out on the web that will force some kind of viable system on the internet.
Personally, I take the long view: I hope Odd Jobs gradually starts making money so that when I get ready to retire in 20 years or so, it'll suplement my income.
Regards, Tim Broderick
http://oddjobs.keenspace.com
You know, whether or not you agree with the government, there's one thing you've got to consider:
Anyone who collects a whole lotta guns and arms in possible illegal circumstances AND starts an apocalyptic cult AND refuses to cooperate with legal authorities pretty much is asking for stepped up action by the government against them.
I'm not defending government action - I expect the government to screw things up. Hell, SNAFU was a WWII term, and that was when trust in government was pretty high.
The Branch Davidians put themselves in a situation where the government was going to act - if not then, then soon after. Really, what did you expect?
To me, they're not martyrs, they're nominees for the Darwin Awards.
Regards, Tim Broderick
http://oddjobs.keenspace.com
Yeah, I'm shamelessly plugging my comic, but it is a serious mystery cartoon that's gotten a lot of good reviews from people associated with the genre. It's also featured at Thrillingdetective.com. It is a cartoon for adults by an adult. The cartooning medium can be used for sophisticated storytelling, and I think I'm one of the people doing just that. Give it a try at http://oddjobs.keenspace.com Now Tuesdays and Thursdays, but soon M-F Regards, Tim Broderick http://oddjobs.keenspace.com