The Future of Comics

    Nothing can really be said for certain, especially in this tempestuous day and age, but one can predict, and time will tell. Certainly the advent of the internet and portable media has made comics and animation much more convenient and accessible, but my concern doesn't lie in the medium so much as the quality. I feel as though life is accelerating culturally and may become detached from nuance and subtlety where one must stop for a moment and take something in. Some things just can't be rushed. 

    I do aspire to reach a point where I can be recruited to illustrate a 200-page graphic novel and not feel overwhelmed by the prospect. I aspire to illustrate like my favorite artist. All those things that inspire me are right there in my mind as I reap the present and anticipate the future. I hope that my preference for traditional over digital won't be disregarded. I don't think it will. I do look forward to learning digital, and find that if anyone wants to survive, they should learn all aspects of their field. We'll see how things turn out! I'm ready for it.

    Never will I allow the prospect of wealth interfere with quality work. I can't stand the sell-out ideal as that isn't who I am as a person. I'm not trying to say that I'm better than anyone. I'm just trying to say that I don't like profit or financial gain to be the motivating factor when it comes to narrative progress. Such stalwart principles are appreciated in my book.