Go, Read: A Stark Discussion On Realities Of Succeeding As An Artist

There's a thread on the flickr page for a Jesse Reklaw diary cartoon that gets into the issue of success as an artist, and the financial realities of pursuing art as a career, that's as stark and brutal as any you're likely to read. One of the reasons why the issue of exploitation grinds with some folks is that there's so little reward in comics to begin with, and that such a relatively high percentage of the money being made goes to board member bonuses at a far remove from the creative process or to support an infrastructure more suited to 1959 than 2009 or to lawyers or to some asshole publisher who's talked a kid into signing over stuff for the good of a career never likely to materialize is something people in comics need to confront with something more than shrugged shoulders and a "that's just the way things are; let's go have cocktails at the convention bar and tell each other how awesome we are" attitude.

I'm projecting, of course. Good thread, though. Thanks to the person that sent it in.
 
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